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Blood samples from 71 free-ranging animals from the Cerrado (n=65) and Pantanal (n=6) biomes in Mato Grosso do Sul state, were collected from 2016 to 2021, as part of Wild Animals Conservation Institute (ICAS) studies. A modified agglutination test was used to detect anti\u2013T. gondii antibodies. Overall, 62% (44\/71) of free-ranging anteaters tested positive, with titers ranging from 16 to 4,096, confirming exposure of giant anteaters in this area of Brazil to T. gondii. Anti\u2013T. gondii antibodies were detected in anteaters from both the Pantanal wetland and Cerrado savanna biomes, indicating the presence of T. gondii in both.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.7589\/jwd-d-24-00151","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,17]],"date-time":"2025-07-17T08:54:47Z","timestamp":1752742487000},"page":"719-725","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Giant Anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) in Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil"],"prefix":"10.7589","volume":"61","author":[{"given":"Mariana Pereira","family":"Alexandre","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Faculdade de Medicina Veterin\u00e1ria e Zootecnia (FAMEZ), Avenida Senador Filinto M\u00fcller 2443, Pioneiros, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, 79070-900, Brasil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Camila V\u00eaber","family":"de 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