Epizootological study on Toxoplasma gondii in zoo animals in the Czech Republic
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62157124%3A16270%2F18%3A43876597" target="_blank" >RIV/62157124:16270/18:43876597 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216224:14310/18:00103517
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.08.005" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.08.005</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.08.005" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.08.005</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Epizootological study on Toxoplasma gondii in zoo animals in the Czech Republic
Original language description
Toxoplasma gondii is protozoan parasite with ability of causing disease in wide-spectrum of animals; many species of animals in captivity died of clinical toxoplasmosis. The monitoring of T. gondii antibodies in zoo animals can be an important indicator of T. gondii circulation in zoo. The aim of this study was to examine sera of animals from eight Czech zoos by latex agglutination test with statistical evaluation and detect T. gondii DNA in stray cats and rodents captured in the zoos. T. gondii antibodies were detected in 33% of 1043 zoo animals without statistical difference between birds (27%, n = 74) and mammals (33%, n = 969). In birds, the chance to be infected with T. gondii was higher in Accipitriformes (71%) compared to Pelecaniformes (6%) (p < 0.0001). In mammals, the chance to be infected with T. gondii was higher in Carnivora (63%) compared to Cetarodactyla (30%), Perissodactyla (26%), Primates (28%) and Rodentia (13%) (p < 0.0001) and higher in Felidae (70%) compared to Bovidae (28%) and Equidae (28%) (p < 0.0001). Mammals with carnivore/scavenger way of feeding were in a higher risk of T. gondii infection compared to herbivores and omnivores (p < 0.0001). T. gondii DNA was detected in tissue of one stray cat while in none of 77 rodents caught in zoo. This study is the first report on toxoplasmosis in zoos from the Czech Republic including seroepidemiology and molecular detection.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40301 - Veterinary science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Acta tropica
ISSN
0001-706X
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
187
Issue of the periodical within the volume
NOV
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
222-228
UT code for WoS article
000444931500033
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85051723659