Toxoplasma antibodies by indirect latex agglutination tests in zoo animals

Abstract

Total of 216 animals conserved in Seoul Grand Park were examined on the antibody titers of Toxoplasma by the indirect latex agglutination test, 20 out of 131 cases (15.3%) in mammals, 2 out of 75 cases (2.7%) in birds, and none in reptiles, according to species, 15 out of 68 species (22.1%) in mammals, 2 out of 36 species (5.6%) in birds showed positive antibody titers when the titers of 1:32 or higher were regarded as positive. In mammals, it appeared as positive in 2 out of 6 cases (1 out of 3 species ) in marsupials, 1 out of 15 cases (1 out of 11 species) in primates, 1 out of 1 case in bats, 6 out of 13 cases (5 out of 10 species) in carnivores, 1 in 12 cases (1 species out of 3) in odd-toed ungulates, 9 out of 80 cases (6 species out of 38) in even-toed ungulates, and none in rodents and in whales. In birds, 1 out of 21 cases (1 out of 7 species) in gallinaceous birds and 1 out of 6 (5 species ) in parrots appeared to have the positive antibody titers of Toxoplasma. And, none of reptiles showed positive. Frequencies of positive antibody titers were high in 1: 64, 9 cases in mammals followed by 1: 32, 6 cases, 1: 128, 3 cases, and 1: 256, 2 cases, respectively. Two positive cases in birds appeared to be 1: 64.

Western blot analysis of stray cat sera against Toxoplasma gondii and the diagnostic availability of monoclonal antibodies in sandwich-ELISA

“…animals of Felidae (Choi et al, 1987) supported the possible candidates of these animals as the final hosts of T. gondii indirectly. But only cat has been confirmed as unique definitive host (Frenkel et al, 1970) that can excrete the environmentally resistant oocysts until now.…”

Toxoplasma gondii: Prevalence in species and genotypes of British bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus)

“…Toxoplasma was, however, isolated from the tissues of two bat species from Kazakhstan, (Galuzo et al, 1965). In two separate surveys of zoo animals, a serologically positive Indian flying fox was reported in Seoul, Korea, (Choi et al, 1987) and two clinical cases of toxoplasmosis were reported in black flying foxes in Australia (Sangster et al, 2012). Cabral et al, (2013) were the first to isolate and genotype T. gondii from bats using bioassays in mice.…”

Inquérito sorológico para toxoplasmose e leptospirose em mamíferos selvagens neotropicais do Zoológico de Aracaju, Sergipe

“…Nos primatas a ocorrência de anticorpos antiToxoplasma gondii variou de 41,7% a 60% (Sogorb et al 1977), nos felídeos de 12,5% a 94,7% (Sogorb et al 1977, Silva et al 2001, Rivetti Jr. et al 2008) e nos demais carní-voros de 50% a 87,5% (Sogorb et al 1977). Em outros países, anticorpos anti-T. gondii em primatas e carnívoros selvagens neotropicais foram investigados por Gorman et al (1986), Choi et al (1987), Spencer et al (2003), Sedlák & Bártová (2006) e de Camps et al (2008.…”