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1 August 2005 Isolation, Tissue Distribution, and Molecular Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii From Free-Range Chickens From Guatemala
J. P. Dubey, B. Lopez, M. Alvarez, C. Mendoza, T. Lehmann
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Abstract

The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging chickens is a good indicator of the prevalence of T. gondii oocysts in the soil because chickens feed from the ground. The prevalence of T. gondii in 50 free-range chickens (Gallus domesticus) from Guatemala was determined. Antibodies to T. gondii were assayed by the modified agglutination test (MAT). Antibodies were found in 37 (74%) chickens with titers of 1:5 (11), 1:10 (7), 1:20 (11), 1:40 (1), 1:80 (1), 1:160 (3), 1:1,280 (2), and 1:2,560 (1). Hearts, pectoral muscles, and brains of 19 chickens with MAT titers of 1:20 or more were bioassayed individually in mice. Tissues from the remaining 31 chickens with titers of 1:10 or lower were pooled and fed to 4 T. gondii–free cats (13 chickens with titers of less than 1:5 to 1 cat, 11 chickens with titers of 1:5 to 2 cats, and 7 chickens with titers of 1:10 to 1 cat). Feces of cats were examined for oocysts; they did not shed oocysts. Toxoplasma gondii was isolated from 8 chickens with MAT titers of 1:20 or more (from 1 of 11 chickens with a titer of 1:20 and all 7 chickens with a titer of 1:80 or more) from the heart, brain, and pectoral muscle (3); heart and pectoral muscle (1); and heart alone (4). Genotyping of these 8 isolates with the SAG2 locus indicated that 5 were type III and 3 were type I. This is the first report of isolation of T. gondii from chickens from Guatemala.

J. P. Dubey, B. Lopez, M. Alvarez, C. Mendoza, and T. Lehmann "Isolation, Tissue Distribution, and Molecular Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii From Free-Range Chickens From Guatemala," Journal of Parasitology 91(4), 955-957, (1 August 2005). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-493R.1
Published: 1 August 2005
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