Publications

shedding of toxoplasma gondii oocysts by felidae in zoos in the czech republic.	in 1995 and 1996, the shedding of toxoplasma gondii oocysts was monitored in the faeces of felidae in six zoos in the czech republic. in all, 2287 samples of faeces from 19 species of felidae were examined. in ostrava zoo, four episodes of shedding of toxoplasma-like oocysts were identified, using a flotation examination, in a pair of wild cats (felis silvestris), six episodes in a wild cat held separately, and three episodes in a pair of amur leopard cats (f. euptilurus). after the passage of s ...	1998	9493305
seroepidemiology of toxoplasma gondii in zoo animals in selected zoos in the midwestern united states.	toxoplasma gondii infections in zoo animals are of interest because many captive animals die of clinical toxoplasmosis and because of the potential risk of exposure of children and elderly to t. gondii oocysts excreted by cats in the zoos. seroprevalence of t. gondii antibodies in wild zoo felids, highly susceptible zoo species, and feral cats from 8 zoos of the midwestern united states was determined by using the modified agglutination test (mat). a titer of 1:25 was considered indicative of t. ...	2008	18605803