Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) |
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| Authors: | Dubey J P Foreyt W J |
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| Institution: | United States Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Poultry Sciences Institute, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Maryland 20705-2350, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Serum samples from 697 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) from North America were examined for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii by the modified agglutination test incorporating mercaptoethanol and formalin-fixed tachyzoites. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 25 of 697 (3.6%) sheep in titers of 1:25 (8 sheep), 1:50 (4 sheep), 1:100 (7 sheep), 1:200 (1 sheep), 1:400 (1 sheep), 1:800 (1 sheep), and 1:1,600 (3 sheep). This is the first record of T. gondii exposure in bighorn sheep. |
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