Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were detected in samples collected from 90 live-trapped adult Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) sampled at three sites (two agricultural and one woodland) in southern England. Serum was tested using a qualitative latex agglutination test procedure and 63 of 90 (70%) badgers tested positive for T. gondii antibodies. Antibody prevalence varied between the sites; 67% and 77% of badgers from agricultural sites and 39% from a nonagricul-tural site tested positive.
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1 January 2006
Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Eurasian Badgers
Ali Anwar,
Joanna Knaggs,
Katrina M. Service,
Graeme W. McLaren,
Philip Riordan,
Chris Newman,
Richard J. Delahay,
Chris Cheesman,
David W. Macdonald
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 42 • No. 1
January 2006
Vol. 42 • No. 1
January 2006
Eurasian badger
Meles
parasite
protozoan
Toxoplasma