Cañon-Franco W A, Yai L E O, Joppert A M, Souza C E, D'Auria S R N, Dubey J P, Gennari S M
Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Prof. Orlando Marques de Paiva, 87, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 05508-000, Brazil.
J Parasitol. 2003 Aug;89(4):850. doi: 10.1645/GE-80R.
Capybaras (Hidrochoeris hidrochoeris) are 1 of the largest rodents used for meat in South and Central America. Prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in 149 feral H. hidrochoeris from the state of São Paulo, Brazil, was evaluated using the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and the modified agglutination test (MAT). Using IFAT, antibodies (>1:16) were found in 104 (69.8%) and with the MAT, antibodies (>1:25) were found in 63 (42.3%) capybaras. This is the first report of prevalence of T. gondii antibodies in this host.
水豚（Hydrochoeris hidrochoeris）是南美洲和中美洲用于食用的最大啮齿动物之一。使用间接免疫荧光抗体试验（IFAT）和改良凝集试验（MAT）评估了巴西圣保罗州149只野生水豚体内抗刚地弓形虫抗体的流行情况。采用IFAT检测，在104只（69.8%）水豚中发现抗体（>1:16），采用MAT检测，在63只（42.3%）水豚中发现抗体（>1:25）。这是关于该宿主中弓形虫抗体流行情况的首次报告。
