The sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in British marine mammals

Serum samples from 101 stranded or bycatch cetaceans from British waters were screened for Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies using the Sabin Feldman Dye Test. Relatively high seropositivity was recorded in shortbeaked Delphinus delphis and this study presents the first documented case of Toxopla...

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Main Authors: Forman, Dan, West, Nathan, Francis, Janet, Guy, Edward
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz 2009
Subjects:
cetacean - conservation - environmental contamination - protozoa - toxoplasmosis
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Online Access:http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=oc09047
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spelling ftbiolineint:cria:bioline:oc:oc09047 2023-05-15T16:35:53+02:00 The sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in British marine mammals Forman, Dan West, Nathan Francis, Janet Guy, Edward Origin of publication: Brazil 2009-06-18 html http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=oc09047 en eng Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz http://memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br; http://www.bioline.org.br/oc http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=oc09047 Copyright 2009 - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (ISSN: 1678-8060) Vol 104 Num 2 cetacean - conservation - environmental contamination - protozoa - toxoplasmosis AA 2009 ftbiolineint 2015-11-02T21:19:06Z Serum samples from 101 stranded or bycatch cetaceans from British waters were screened for Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies using the Sabin Feldman Dye Test. Relatively high seropositivity was recorded in shortbeaked Delphinus delphis and this study presents the first documented case of Toxoplasma in a humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae. Other/Unknown Material Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Bioline International (Reference Center on Environmental Information, Brazil)
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Forman, Dan
West, Nathan
Francis, Janet
Guy, Edward
The sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in British marine mammals
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description Serum samples from 101 stranded or bycatch cetaceans from British waters were screened for Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies using the Sabin Feldman Dye Test. Relatively high seropositivity was recorded in shortbeaked Delphinus delphis and this study presents the first documented case of Toxoplasma in a humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae.
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author Forman, Dan
West, Nathan
Francis, Janet
Guy, Edward
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West, Nathan
Francis, Janet
Guy, Edward
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title The sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in British marine mammals
title_short The sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in British marine mammals
title_full The sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in British marine mammals
title_fullStr The sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in British marine mammals
title_full_unstemmed The sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in British marine mammals
title_sort sero-prevalence of toxoplasma gondii in british marine mammals
publisher Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
publishDate 2009
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Megaptera novaeangliae
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Megaptera novaeangliae
op_source Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (ISSN: 1678-8060) Vol 104 Num 2
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