ABSTRACT
The state of Pará encompasses 26% of Brazilian Amazon where an enormous diversity of arboviruses has been found. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and distribution of hemagglutination-inhibition antibodies against antigens of six Flavivirus (yellow fever virus, Ilheus virus, Saint Louis encephalitis virus, Cacipacore virus, Bussuquara virus and Rocio virus) in water buffaloes in Pará state, Brazil. The prevalence of antibodies in these farm animals is important to determine the circulating arboviruses.
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Animals , Antibodies/analysis , Yellow Fever/pathology , Flavivirus , Hemagglutination/physiology , Buffaloes/classificationABSTRACT
The state of Pará encompasses 26% of Brazilian Amazon where an enormous diversity of arboviruses has been found. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and distribution of hemagglutination-inhibition antibodies against antigens of six Flavivirus (yellow fever virus, Ilheus virus, Saint Louis encephalitis virus, Cacipacore virus, Bussuquara virus and Rocio virus) in water buffaloes in Pará state, Brazil. The prevalence of antibodies in these farm animals is important to determine the circulating arboviruses.
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Animals , Antibodies/analysis , Flavivirus , Yellow Fever/pathology , Hemagglutination/physiology , Buffaloes/classificationABSTRACT
Para comparar dois testes sorológicos na detecção de anticorpos anti-Neospora caninum em soros sanguíneos de búfalas, foram coletados amostras de 288 búfalas entre dois a dez anos de idade. Para identificar a presença de imunoglobulina G anti-N. caninum utilizou-se à reação de imunofluorescência indireta (RIFI), tendo o título 200 como ponto de corte, e o Ensaio Imunoenzimático indireto (ELISA-indireto), considerando-se positiva as amostras que obtiveram razão S/P>0,5. Observaram-se 153 (53,12%) animais soropositivos para N. caninum, através da RIFI, enquanto que 50 (17,36%) animais foram reagentes no ELISA. A ocorrência de anticorpos anti-N. caninum demonstram que o parasito esta circulando entre búfalas criadas no estado do Pará, sendo que ambos os teste de RIFI e ELISA podem ser utilizados para diagnosticar imunoglobulinas contra este agente. No entanto observou-se uma fraca correlação (Kappa=0,36) entre ambos os testes, considerando a RIFI como padrão ouro.
To compare two serologic tests for detection of antibodies against Neospora caninum in sera from buffaloes, samples were collected from 288 buffaloes of 2 to 10 years of age. To identify the presence of IgG, anti-N. caninum was used for the indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFAT), with title 200 as the cutoff, and for the immunoenzymatic test (indirect ELISA), considering as positive samples with ratio S/P >0.5. There were 153 (53.12%) animals positive for N. caninum by IFAT, whilst 50 (17.36%) animals were reactive in ELISA. The presence of antibodies anti-N. caninum demonstrates that the parasite is circulating among buffaloes raised in Pará State, Brazil. ELISA and IFAT tests could be used to diagnose immunoglobulins against this agent. However there was a weak correlation (Kappa = 0.36) between both tests, considering the IFAT as the gold standard.