Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among West African rodent, Thryonomys swinderianus from the Niger Delta.
The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among West African rodent, Thryonomys swinderianus, was assessed by the Sabin-Feldman dye-test. All of the 104 animals examined in the study were seropositive for Toxoplasma dye-test antibody. This indicates that there exists among these rodents a considerable reservoir of Toxoplasma from which infection can be transmitted to man and other animal species in that area.
D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D012377:Rodentia / Q000469:parasitology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology
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