| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in red deer (cervus elaphus) and other wild ruminants from spain. | serum samples from 441 red deer (cervus elaphus) and 161 other wild ruminant species, collected between 1993 and 2005 from six regions of spain were tested for antibodies against toxoplasma gondii by the modified agglutination test (mat). antibodies to t. gondii (mat 1:25 or higher) were detected in 15.6% of red deer. statistically significant differences were observed among sampling sites with seroprevalence in red deer from catalonia (42.2%) being significantly higher compared with other spani ... | 2006 | 16359801 |
| prevalence of neospora caninum and toxoplasma gondii antibodies in wild ruminants from the countryside or captivity in the czech republic. | in the czech republic, sera from 720 wild ruminants were examined for antibodies to neospora caninum by screening competitive-inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and confirmed by indirect fluorescence antibody test (ifat); the same sera were also examined for antibodies to toxoplasma gondii by ifat. neospora caninum antibodies were found in 14% (11 positive/79 tested) roe deer (capreolus capreolus), 14% (2/14) sika deer (cervus nippon), 6% (24/ 377) red deer (cervus elaphus), 1% (2/143) ... | 2007 | 18163361 |
| molecular and biological characteristics of toxoplasma gondii isolates from wildlife in france. | toxoplasma gondii isolates have been classified into 3 genetic types. little is known about genotypes of t. gondii isolates in wild animals in europe. in this report, genotypes of t. gondii isolates from wildlife in france are described. sera from wildlife were tested for antibodies to t. gondii with the modified agglutination test, and the hearts from animals with titers superior or equal to 1:6 were bioassayed individually in mice. t.gondii was isolated from 9 of 14 seropositive red foxes (vul ... | 2010 | 20417034 |
| toxoplasma gondii isolates from mouflon sheep (ovis ammon) from hawaii, usa. | little is known of toxoplasma gondii isolates circulating in wildlife. the mouflon (ovis ammon) is very popular game animal, hunted for its trophy horns. here, we report the isolation and genetic characterization of t. gondii from two mouflons from hawaii, usa. both sheep had antibodies titers of 1:800 or higher. viable t. gondii were isolated and nested pcr-rflp genotyping revealed two genotypes, a clonal type iii (designated tgmouflonus1), and a new genotype (designated tgmouflonus2, and toxod ... | 2015 | 25066494 |
| toxoplasmosis in natural populations of ungulates in france: prevalence and spatiotemporal variations. | toxoplasmosis is characterized by a complex epidemiology. the risk of infection for humans depends on their contact with infective oocysts in a contaminated environment and on the amount of tissue cysts located within consumed meat. unfortunately, the prevalence of tissue cysts is largely unknown for game species. although herbivorous game species are a source of infection for humans, the level of infection found in wildlife can also be used to estimate environmental contamination. the aim of th ... | 2014 | 24745359 |