Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-living European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) hunted in central Germany
Despite increasing consumption of mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) meat in Germany, there is currently no surveillance of Toxoplasma gondii infection in populations of these animals and generally little knowledge about the prevalence of this protozoan in German wild ungulates. Between 2011 and 2015...
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| author | Heddergott Mike Osten-Sacken Natalia Steinbach Peter Frantz Alain C. |
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| description | Despite increasing consumption of mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) meat in Germany, there is currently no surveillance of Toxoplasma gondii infection in populations of these animals and generally little knowledge about the prevalence of this protozoan in German wild ungulates. Between 2011 and 2015, we collected 138 blood samples from a free-living mouflon population in central German and tested sera for the presence of T. gondii antibodies using a modified agglutination test (MAT, cut-off 1:20). Antibodies were detected in 31 of the 138 samples (22.46%). There was a significant difference in seroprevalence between the different age classes, with antibodies to T. gondii more frequent in adults. In contrast, there was no significant difference in seroprevalence depending on sex and year of sample collection. Game meat is frequently consumed as raw or undercooked meat and may therefore represent a potential source of human infection with T. gondii. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-97b4f1d9acd94b99b729762aea3042e72023-12-02T12:48:25ZengEDP SciencesParasite1776-10422018-01-01252110.1051/parasite/2018020parasite180012Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-living European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) hunted in central GermanyHeddergott MikeOsten-Sacken NataliaSteinbach PeterFrantz Alain C.Despite increasing consumption of mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) meat in Germany, there is currently no surveillance of Toxoplasma gondii infection in populations of these animals and generally little knowledge about the prevalence of this protozoan in German wild ungulates. Between 2011 and 2015, we collected 138 blood samples from a free-living mouflon population in central German and tested sera for the presence of T. gondii antibodies using a modified agglutination test (MAT, cut-off 1:20). Antibodies were detected in 31 of the 138 samples (22.46%). There was a significant difference in seroprevalence between the different age classes, with antibodies to T. gondii more frequent in adults. In contrast, there was no significant difference in seroprevalence depending on sex and year of sample collection. Game meat is frequently consumed as raw or undercooked meat and may therefore represent a potential source of human infection with T. gondii.https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2018020Toxoplasma gondiiseroprevalencemouflonwildlifeMATcentral Germany |
| spellingShingle | Heddergott Mike Osten-Sacken Natalia Steinbach Peter Frantz Alain C. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-living European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) hunted in central Germany Parasite Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence mouflon wildlife MAT central Germany |
| title | Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-living European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) hunted in central Germany |
| title_full | Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-living European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) hunted in central Germany |
| title_fullStr | Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-living European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) hunted in central Germany |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-living European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) hunted in central Germany |
| title_short | Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-living European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) hunted in central Germany |
| title_sort | seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii in free living european mouflon ovis orientalis musimon hunted in central germany |
| topic | Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence mouflon wildlife MAT central Germany |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2018020 |
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