Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sera of hunter-killed white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania.
Serum samples from 593 white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania that were killed by hunters in 1991 were examined for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies, by use of the modified agglutination test. Sixty percent (357/593) of the deer had T gondii antibodies; 10% had titer of 25, 23% had titer of 50, and 27% had titer > or = 500. Sex-specific differences in prevalence were not detected.
Humphreys
J G
JG
Department of Biology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 15705, USA.
Stewart
R L
RL
Dubey
J P
JP
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D003670:Deer / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan