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 short-beaked Delphinus delphis and this study presents the first documented case of Toxopl...

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Published in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors: Dan Forman, Nathan West, Janet Francis, Edward Guy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2009
Subjects:
cetacean
conservation
environmental contamination
protozoa
toxoplasmosis
Microbiology
QR1-502
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762009000200024
https://doaj.org/article/925a5ed3f828410797ccded50dea6ddb
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Summary: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 short-beaked Delphinus delphis and this study presents the first documented case of Toxoplasma in a humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae.

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