Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in small mammals from the Ardennes Region, France

Title:

Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in small mammals from the Ardennes Region, France

Creator:

Afonso, Eve, Poulle, Marie-Lazarine, Lemoine, Mélissa, Villena, Isabelle, Aubert, Dominique, and Gilot-Fromont, Emmanuelle

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:1c49371d-de4a-4b59-8f1e-4dea8c6bd7a2
uuid:1c49371d-de4a-4b59-8f1e-4dea8c6bd7a2
doi:10.14411/fp.2007.041

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Description:

Serum samples from 218 small mammals trapped in forest and grassland in the Ardennes region (North-eastern France) were tested for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii. Using the modified agglutination test, positive results were found in 4/92 Apodemus sp., 3/64 Clethrionomys glareolus, 0/26 Microtus agrestis, 0/4 Micromys minutus, 3/5 Sorex sp., 2/9 Arvicola terrestris, and 7/18 Talpa europaea. Toxoplasma gondii was not isolated from the heart of seropositive individuals after bioassay in mice. Seroprevalence was significantly higher in large fossorial mammals living in grassland than in small forest mammals, probably related to ecological factors.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Coverage:

313-314

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 2007 Volume:54 | Number:4

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