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Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Eurasian badgers |
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| Authors: | Anwar Ali Knaggs Joanna Service Katrina M McLaren Graeme W Riordan Philip Newman Chris Delahay Richard J Cheesman Chris Macdonald David W |
| Institution: | Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Abingdon, OX13 5QL, UK. |
| Abstract: | Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were detected in samples collected from 90 live-trapped adult Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) sampled at three sites (two agricultural and one woodland) in southern England. Serum was tested using a qualitative latex agglutination test procedure and 63 of 90 (70%) badgers tested positive for T. gondii antibodies. Antibody prevalence varied between the sites; 67% and 77% of badgers from agricultural sites and 39% from a nonagricultural site tested positive. |
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