Toxoplasma gondii infection in European mouflons (Ovis musimon) and captive wild felines from Puebla, Mexico.

ABSTRACT: The presence of Toxoplasma gondii in zoos is cause of alert because many susceptible species kept in captivity die of clinical toxoplasmosis. Moreover, excretion of T. gondii oocysts by infected captive wild felines into the facilities could pose a risk to workers. Herbivores in wild collections can serve as sentinels of local transmission, since they get infected by the consumption of oocysts present in ground or water. Both herbivores and felids may reveal the parasite variants which are circulating in the region. We determined the seroprevalence of T. gondii in European mouflons (n = 55) and wild felines (n = 15) from a private zoological collection located in the Eastern region of México, as well as the incidence in 41 of the mouflons using ELISA. The prevalence of

SUBMITTER: Valenzuela-Moreno LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7390760 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature