Toxoplasma antibodies by indirect latex agglutination tests in zoo animals.
- Author:
Won Young CHOI
1
;
Jae Eul YOO
;
Ho Woo NAM
;
Chang Young OH
;
Sung Won KIM
;
Ken KATAKURA
;
Akio KOBAYASHI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH: parasitology-protozoa; Toxoplasma gondii; epidemiology; marsupial; primate; bat; rodent; whale; carnivore; ungulate
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 1987;25(1):13-23
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- 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.
