title: Prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in wolverines from Nunavut, Canada.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, USA. mason.reichard@okstate.edu
authors.forename: Mason V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Reichard
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Torretti
authors.forename: Jason M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Garvon
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dubey
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan