Pesquisa de anticorpos contra bactérias do gênero Brucella spp, Leptospira spp, Chlamydophila spp em tamanduás-bandeira (Myrmecophaga tridactyla, Linnaeus, 1758), da RPPN SESC Pantanal, Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra (PNSC) e Parque Nacional das Emas (PNE) / Research on antibodies against bacteria of the Brucella spp, Leptospira spp, Chlamydophila spp species in Anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla,Linnaeus,1758) of the Natural Assets Private Reserve RPPN of SESC Pantanal, the Serra da Canastra National Park and the Emas National Park

AUTOR(ES)

Flavia Regina Miranda

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

The fragility of the giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) and the disappearance of this animal from certain regions, including areas of original distribution, clearly indicates the necessity of adopting protective measures. Ecology studies consider diseases as regulatory mechanisms for natural populations, thus indicating that the study of the role of diseases constitutes an important axle on the strategies for conservation of the species, few studies correlates the environmental conservation state and the health of wild animal populations. The purpose the present study was to assess the frequency of occurrence of anti-Leptospira, anti-Brucella abortus and anti- Chlamidophila. Serum samples from 21 free-ranging giant anteater from the Serra da Canastra and the Emas National Parks, as well as the SESC Pantanal Reserve were evaluated for the presence of antibodies. From these 12 (57,14%) samples reacted to the anti-Leptospira sp microscopic serum agglutination test ,1 (0.04%) reacted to the anti-Brucella abortus Tampon Acidified Antigen Test (TAA) test, and all samples were negative for anti-Chlamidophila sp antibodies. As the giant anteater is a species that presents low reproductive potential, long parental care and pregnancy periods and produces only one offspring per year, the pathogens that can affect reproduction can be extremely deleterious free-ranging populations of giant anteaters.

ASSUNTO(S)

zoonoses. parques nacionais reproduction animals pantanal zoonosis. pantanal infectious diseases in animals national parks reprodução animal serra da canastra (mg) doenças infecciosas em animais wild animals animais silvestres serra da canastra (mg)

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