Seroprevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging mammals in Iowa

被引：26

作者：

Hill, RE

Zimmerman, JJ

Wills, RW

Patton, S

Clark, WR

机构：

[1] US Anim & Plant Hlth Inspect Serv, Natl Vet Serv Labs, Vet Serv, USDA, Ames, IA 50011 USA

[2] Iowa State Univ, Vet Diagnost Lab, Ames, IA 50011 USA

[3] Iowa State Univ, Dept Anim Ecol, Ames, IA 50011 USA

[4] Univ Tennessee, Dept Environm Practice, Knoxville, TN 37901 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES | 1998年 / 34卷 / 04期

关键词：

epidemiology; field study; prevalence; serologic survey; Toxoplasma gondii; wild mammals;

D O I：

10.7589/0090-3558-34.4.811

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

Serum samples from raccoons (Procyon lotor), striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis), Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana), and free-ranging house cats trapped in Iowa between 1984 and 1988 were tested for antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii using the modified direct agglutination test (MAT). Antibody titers greater than or equal to 1:32 were considered indicative of infection. Prevalence rates by species were estimated for raccoons at 134/885 (15%), skunks at 38/81 (47%), opossums at 12/53 (23%), and cats at 16/20 (80%).

引用

页码：811 / 815

页数：5

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