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Epizootological study on Toxoplasma gondii in zoo animals in the Czech Republic

BÁRTOVÁ, Eva, Radka LUKÁŠOVÁ, Roman VODIČKA, Jiří VÁHALA, Lukáš PAVLAČÍK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Epizootological study on Toxoplasma gondii in zoo animals in the Czech Republic

Authors

BÁRTOVÁ, Eva (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Radka LUKÁŠOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Roman VODIČKA (203 Czech Republic), Jiří VÁHALA (203 Czech Republic), Lukáš PAVLAČÍK (203 Czech Republic), Marie BUDÍKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Kamil SEDLÁK (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Acta Tropica, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Elsevier, 2018, 0001-706X

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

40301 Veterinary science

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.629

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/18:00103517

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

UT WoS

000444931500033

Keywords in English

LAT; PCR; Serology; Stray cats; Toxoplasmosis

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 31/10/2019 12:04, Mgr. Michal Petr

Abstract

V originále

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 less than 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 less than 0.0001) and higher in Felidae (70%) compared to Bovidae (28%) and Equidae (28%) (p less than 0.0001). Mammals with carnivore/scavenger way of feeding were in a higher risk of T. gondii infection compared to herbivores and omnivores (p less than 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.