Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in American Black Bears ( Ursus americanus ) of the Central Appalachians, USA.
We assessed Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in 53 free-ranging American black bears ( Ursus americanus ) in the Central Appalachian Mountains, US. Seroprevalence was 62% with no difference between males and females or between juvenile and adult bears. Wildlife agencies should consider warnings in hunter education programs to reduce the chances for human infection from this source.
1 Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, 102 T.P. Cooper Blg., Lexington, Kentucky 40546, USA.
John J
JJ
Cox
1 Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, 102 T.P. Cooper Blg., Lexington, Kentucky 40546, USA.
Sean M
SM
Murphy
1 Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, 102 T.P. Cooper Blg., Lexington, Kentucky 40546, USA.
Ben C
BC
Augustine
2 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 601 Sportsmen Dr., Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, USA.
Joseph M
JM
Guthrie
1 Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, 102 T.P. Cooper Blg., Lexington, Kentucky 40546, USA.|2 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 601 Sportsmen Dr., Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, USA.
John T
JT
Hast
1 Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, 102 T.P. Cooper Blg., Lexington, Kentucky 40546, USA.
Sutton C
SC
Maehr
1 Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, 102 T.P. Cooper Blg., Lexington, Kentucky 40546, USA.
Joseph
J
McDermott
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal; D014481:United States; D001503:Ursidae / Q000469:parasitology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan