title: Toxoplasmosis in wild mammals from the Czech Republic.
abstract: The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii was determined in wild mammals in the Czech Republic from 1981 to 1990. The biological prevalence of T. gondii was < 1% in insectivores (n = 578), 12% in carnivores (n = 112), 1% in rodents except muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) (n = 5,163), 24% in muskrats (n = 437), 5% in lagomorphs (n = 293), 0% in ruminants (n = 456), and 2% in wild boars (Sus scrofa) (n = 136). The seroprevalence (Sabin-Feldman dye test, titre > or = 1:4) of T. gondii was 15% in ruminants (n = 421), and 15% in wild boars (n = 124). Antibodies to T. gondii also were found in four of 10 carnivores. Toxoplasmosis is a common infection in wild mammals from the Czech Republic, but its prevalence varies considerable according to taxonomic groups and different localities where wild mammals live.
authors.affiliation: VEDIA, Private Veterinary Laboratory, Strakonice, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hejlícek
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Literák
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nezval
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology*; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000469:parasitology; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000469:parasitology; D002335:Carnivora / Q000469:parasitology; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D007312:Eulipotyphla / Q000469:parasitology; D007793:Lagomorpha / Q000469:parasitology; D008322:Mammals / Q000469:parasitology*; D051379:Mice; D015995:Prevalence; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012377:Rodentia; D012423:Rural Health; D018881:Suburban Health; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan