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Molecular survey of vector-borne agents in lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) from Brazil reveals a new Anaplasma genotype.
Acta tropica - 1 Dec 2024
Mongruel Anna Claudia Baumel, Medici Emília Patrícia, Canena Ariel Costa, Cordova Amir Salvador Alabi, Freitas das Neves Lorena, Franco Eliz de Oliveira, Machado Rosangela Zacarias, André Marcos Rogério
Abstract excerpt
Although vector-borne agents have been detected in different species of wild animals, studies involving tapirs (Tapirus terrestris), the largest land mammals in Brazil, are scarce. The aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence and molecular identity of Anaplasmataceae agents, Coxiella burnetii and Hepatozoon spp. in blood samples of wild T. terrestris from two biomes (Cerrado and Pantanal) in...
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