PCR detection of Neospora caninum, Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi in brains of wild carnivores
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
16472923
DOI
10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.01.005
PII: S0304-4017(06)00021-5
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Carnivora parasitology MeSH
- Animals, Wild parasitology MeSH
- DNA, Fungal analysis MeSH
- Encephalitozoon cuniculi isolation & purification MeSH
- Encephalitozoonosis diagnosis epidemiology veterinary MeSH
- Coccidiosis diagnosis epidemiology veterinary MeSH
- Brain parasitology MeSH
- Neospora isolation & purification MeSH
- Polymerase Chain Reaction methods veterinary MeSH
- Prevalence MeSH
- DNA, Protozoan analysis MeSH
- Toxoplasma isolation & purification MeSH
- Toxoplasmosis, Animal diagnosis epidemiology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
- Names of Substances
- DNA, Fungal MeSH
- DNA, Protozoan MeSH
Neospora caninum, Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi are important pathogens with affinity to the central nervous system of many animals. 240 brains of wild carnivores were examined by PCR-based diagnosis. The presence of N. caninum DNA was confirmed in 4.61% (7/152) red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). DNA of T. gondii was found in 4.92% (3/61) martens (Martes sp.) and in 1.32% (2/152) red foxes. DNA of E. cuniculi was determined in 3.28% (2/61) martens and in one examined European otter (Lutra lutra). There were no co-infections found. These results provide the first evidence of E. cuniculi in the European otter, the first report of N. caninum in foxes in the Czech Republic and confirm the presence of T. gondii in wild carnivores in the Czech Republic.
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