title: Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Eurasian badgers.
abstract: Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were detected in samples collected from 90 live-trapped adult Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) sampled at three sites (two agricultural and one woodland) in southern England. Serum was tested using a qualitative latex agglutination test procedure and 63 of 90 (70%) badgers tested positive for T. gondii antibodies. Antibody prevalence varied between the sites; 67% and 77% of badgers from agricultural sites and 39% from a nonagricultural site tested positive.
authors.affiliation: Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Abingdon, OX13 5QL, UK.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anwar
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knaggs
authors.forename: Katrina M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Service
authors.forename: Graeme W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: McLaren
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Riordan
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Delahay
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cheesman
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Macdonald
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D045969:Mustelidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan