High Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in an Urban Caracal (Caracal caracal) Population in South Africa

Laurel E. K. Serieys; Kenneth Hammond-Aryee; Jacqueline Bishop; Joleen Broadfield; M. Justin O'Riain; Paul D. van Helden

doi:10.7589/2018-09-229

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Laurel E. K. Serieys,^1,2,3,* Kenneth Hammond-Aryee,⁴ Jacqueline Bishop,¹ Joleen Broadfield,² M. Justin O'Riain,¹ Paul D. van Helden⁴

¹1Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa, Department of Biological Sciences, University of
²2The Cape Leopard Trust, PO Box 31139, Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa 7966
³3Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, Campus Mail Stop, 1153 H
⁴4Department of Science and Technology–National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedic

^*Corresponding author (email: Laurel@ CarnivoraConservation.org)

Abstract

We investigated Toxoplasmosis gondii antibody seroprevalence in free-ranging caracals (Caracal caracal) in Cape Town, South Africa, from 2014 to 2017. Seropositivity was 83% (24/ 29), which is substantially higher than that detected in sympatric feral domestic cat (Felis catus) populations. The impact of this pathogen on local human and wildlife communities may be of concern.

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Laurel E. K. Serieys, Kenneth Hammond-Aryee, Jacqueline Bishop, Joleen Broadfield, M. Justin O'Riain, and Paul D. van Helden "High Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in an Urban Caracal (Caracal caracal) Population in South Africa," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 55(4), 951-953, (9 October 2019). https://doi.org/10.7589/2018-09-229

Received: 25 September 2018; Accepted: 1 November 2018; Published: 9 October 2019

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