Prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in wolverines from Nunavut, Canada.
The prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii was determined in blood and tissue exudates recovered from the spleens of 41 wolverines (Gulo gulo) collected in Nunavut, Canada, using a modified agglutination test (MAT). Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 17 (41.5%) of the 41 wolverines with MAT titers of 1:25 in 1, 1:50 in 4, 1:100 in 5, 1:200 in 6, and 1:400 in 1. This is the first report of antibodies to T. gondii in wolverines, and the results indicate that exposure is common.
Reichard
Mason V
MV
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, USA. mason.reichard@okstate.edu
Torretti
Luigi
L
Garvon
Jason M
JM
Dubey
J P
JP
D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D001110:Arctic Regions / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D045969:Mustelidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D020957:Nunavut / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan