Epizootological study on Toxoplasma gondii in zoo animals in the Czech Republic
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
30096285
DOI
10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.08.005
PII: S0001-706X(17)31396-7
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- LAT, PCR, Serology, Stray cats, Toxoplasmosis,
- MeSH
- Carnivora blood immunology parasitology MeSH
- Animals, Wild blood immunology parasitology MeSH
- Rodentia blood immunology parasitology MeSH
- Cats MeSH
- Latex Fixation Tests MeSH
- Antibodies, Protozoan immunology MeSH
- DNA, Protozoan blood MeSH
- Birds blood immunology parasitology MeSH
- Risk Factors MeSH
- Mammals blood immunology parasitology MeSH
- Seroepidemiologic Studies MeSH
- Toxoplasma genetics immunology MeSH
- Toxoplasmosis, Animal blood epidemiology immunology MeSH
- Animals, Zoo blood immunology parasitology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Cats MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Antibodies, Protozoan MeSH
- DNA, Protozoan MeSH
Toxoplasma gondii is protozoan parasite with ability of causing disease in wide-spectrum of animals; many species of animals in captivity died of clinical toxoplasmosis. The monitoring of T. gondii antibodies in zoo animals can be an important indicator of T. gondii circulation in zoo. The aim of this study was to examine sera of animals from eight Czech zoos by latex agglutination test with statistical evaluation and detect T. gondii DNA in stray cats and rodents captured in the zoos. T. gondii antibodies were detected in 33% of 1043 zoo animals without statistical difference between birds (27%, n = 74) and mammals (33%, n = 969). In birds, the chance to be infected with T. gondii was higher in Accipitriformes (71%) compared to Pelecaniformes (6%) (p < 0.0001). In mammals, the chance to be infected with T. gondii was higher in Carnivora (63%) compared to Cetarodactyla (30%), Perissodactyla (26%), Primates (28%) and Rodentia (13%) (p < 0.0001) and higher in Felidae (70%) compared to Bovidae (28%) and Equidae (28%) (p < 0.0001). Mammals with carnivore/scavenger way of feeding were in a higher risk of T. gondii infection compared to herbivores and omnivores (p < 0.0001). T. gondii DNA was detected in tissue of one stray cat while in none of 77 rodents caught in zoo. This study is the first report on toxoplasmosis in zoos from the Czech Republic including seroepidemiology and molecular detection.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics Faculty of Science Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic
State Veterinary Institute Prague Sídlištní 136 24 165 03 Prague 6 Czech Republic
The Dvůr Králové Zoological Garden Štefánikova 1029 54401 Dvůr Králové nad Labem Czech Republic
The Prague Zoological Garden U Trojského zámku 3 120 171 00 Prague Czech Republic
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