Toxoplasma gondii ANTIBODIES IN FREE-LIVING AFRICAN MAMMALS

Toxoplasma gondii ANTIBODIES IN FREE-LIVING AFRICAN MAMMALS

Twelve species of free-living African mammals from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia were tested for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii using the indirect hemagglutination test. Of 157 animals sampled, 20 (13%) were seropositive. T. gondii antibodies were detected in Burchell's zebra, (Equus burc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of wildlife diseases 1975-10, Vol.11 (4), p.529-533
Hauptverfasser: RIEMANN, H. P, BURRIDGE, M. J, BEHYMER, D. E, FRANTI, C. E
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Sprache:eng
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Africa
Animals
Antibodies - analysis
Artiodactyla - immunology
Elephants - immunology
Female
Lions - immunology
Male
Mammals - immunology
Perissodactyla - immunology
Swine - immunology
Toxoplasma - immunology
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Zusammenfassung:Twelve species of free-living African mammals from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia were tested for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii using the indirect hemagglutination test. Of 157 animals sampled, 20 (13%) were seropositive. T. gondii antibodies were detected in Burchell's zebra, (Equus burchelli), hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), African elephant (Loxodonta africana), defassa waterbuck (Kobus defassa), lion (Panthera leo), and rock hyrax (Procavia capensis). The highest titers were found in elephants, two having titers of 1:4096 and one of 1:8192. These results are discussed in relation to the maintenance of T. gondii among African wildlife.
ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/0090-3558-11.4.529