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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in raptors from France
Dominique Aubert1, Marie-Eve Terrier, Aurélien Dumètre
1Laboratoire de Parasitologie, EA 3800, IFR53, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 45 rue Cognacq Jay, 51092 Reims Cedex, France. daubert@chu-reims.fr <daubert@chu-reims.fr>
Abstract:
Little is known about the prevalence or importance of Toxoplasma gondii infections in raptors. Sera from Eurasian Buzzards (Buteo buteo, n=14), Tawny Owls (Strix aluco, n=12), Barn Owls (Tyto alba, n=18), Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus, n=1), and Common Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus, n=8) were examined for agglutinating antibodies using the modified agglutination test at 1:25 dilution. Antibodies were not detected in Common Kestrels and the Eurasian Sparrowhawk but were detected in 11 Eurasian Buzzards (79%), six Tawny Owls (50%), and two Barn Owls (11%). Toxoplasma gondii, genotype II, was isolated from the brain of an adult Tawny Owl.
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