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| Sobrino, R.; CabezĒn, O.; Mill n, J.; PabĒn, M.; Arnal, M.C.; Luco, D.F.; Gort zar, C.; Dubey, J.P.; Almeria, S. | |
| Seroprevalence of _Toxoplasma gondii_ antibodies in wild carnivores from Spain | |
| 2007 Veterinary Parasitology (148): 187-192 | |
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 of 4 pine martens (_Martes martes_), 6 of 6 Eurasian otters (_Lutra lutra_), 4 of 4 polecats (_Mustela putorius_), 1 of 1 ferret (_Mustela putorius furo_), 13 of 21 (61.9%) European genets (_Genetta genetta_), and 13 of 22 (59.1%) Egyptian mongooses (_Herpestes ichneumon_). Serological results indicated a widespread exposure to _T. gondii_ among wild carnivores in Spain. The high _T. gondii_ seroprevalence in Iberian lynx and the European wildcat reported here may be of epidemiologic significance because seropositive cats might have shed oocysts. |
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