Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in common moles (Talpa europaea)

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Inge M Krijger¹  Jan BWJ Cornelissen²  Henk J Wisselink²  Bastiaan G Meerburg¹ 

[1] Wageningen UR (University & Research centre), Livestock Research, Wageningen, 6700 AH, The Netherlands

[2] Wageningen UR (University & Research centre), Central Veterinary Institute, Lelystad, 8200 AB, The Netherlands

关键词: Indicator;    Wildlife;    Outdoor farming;    Food safety;    Reservoir;    Moles;    Parasite;   

Others  :  1082578
DOI  :  10.1186/s13028-014-0048-0

 received in 2014-04-16, accepted in 2014-07-15,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in common moles, Talpa europaea, was investigated in order to determine whether moles can serve as an indicator species for T. gondii infections in livestock.

Findings

In total, 86 moles were caught from 25 different sites in the Netherlands. Five different trapping habitats were distinguished: pasture, garden, forest, roadside, and recreation area. No positive samples (brain cysts) were found during microscopic detection (n = 70). Using the Latex Agglutination Test (LAT), sera of 70 moles were examined, whereby no sample reacted with T. gondii antigen. Real Time-PCR tests on brain tissue showed 2 positive samples (2.3%).

Conclusions

Because of the low number of positives in our study, the use of the common mole as an indicator species for livestock infections is currently not recommended.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Krijger et al., licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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