| evidence of the three main clonal toxoplasma gondii lineages from wild mammalian carnivores in the uk. | toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic pathogen defined by three main clonal lineages (types i, ii, iii), of which type ii is most common in europe. very few data exist on the prevalence and genotypes of t. gondii in the uk. wildlife can act as sentinel species for t. gondii genotypes present in the environment, which may subsequently be transmitted to livestock and humans. dna was extracted from tissue samples of wild british carnivores, including 99 ferrets, 83 red foxes, 70 polecats, 65 mink, 64 bad ... | 2013 | 23953298 |
| toxoplasma gondii infections in captive black-footed ferrets (mustela nigripes), 1992-1998: clinical signs, serology, pathology, and prevention. | an epizootic of toxoplasmosis occurred among 22 adult and 30 kit black-footed ferrets (mustela nigripes) maintained under quarantine conditions at the louisville zoological garden (louisville, kentucky, usa) in june, 1992. black-footed ferrets appear to be highly susceptible to acute and chronic toxoplasmosis. clinical signs were observed in 19 adults and six kits and included anorexia, lethargy, corneal edema, and ataxia. two adults and six kits died with acute disease. high antibody titers to ... | 2003 | 14733273 |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in wild carnivores from spain. | serum samples from 282 wild carnivores from different regions of spain were tested for antibodies to toxoplasma gondii by the modified agglutination test using a cut-off value of 1:25. antibodies to t. gondii were found in 22 of 27 (81.5%) of iberian lynx (lynx pardinus), 3 of 6 european wildcats (felis silvestris), 66 of 102 (64.7%) red foxes (vulpes vulpes), 15 of 32 (46.9%) wolves (canis lupus), 26 of 37 (70.3%) eurasian badgers (meles meles), 17 of 20 (85.0%) stone martens (martes foina), 4 ... | 2007 | 17689869 |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in sheep in south africa. | serum samples from 600 sheep were collected from 5 different provinces randomly chosen in south africa. two sheep abattoirs (representing formal slaughter of sheep) and 1 rural location (representing informal slaughter of sheep) per province were also selected randomly. the serum samples were tested for anti-toxoplasma gondii igg antibodies using 2 different serological tests: an indirect fluorescent antibody (ifa) test and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) test available as a commerc ... | 2007 | 18237032 |