Antibodies against Leptospira spp. in Free-living and Captive Broad-snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris) and Free-living Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) in Brazil.

J Wildl Dis

Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Biodiversidade, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal, Universidade Vila Velha, Av. Comissário José Dantas de Melo, n 21, Boa Vista-Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, 29102-920, Brazil.

Published: July 2024

We evaluated antibodies against Leptospira spp. in both free-living and captive Caiman latirostris from Atlantic Forest, and free-living Caiman yacare from Pantanal, Brazil, by using a microscopic agglutination test. Overall seropositivity was 17%, with rates of 36% in captive C. latirostris (n=4/11) and 18% in free-living C. yacare (n=4/22).

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http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-23-00185DOI Listing

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