Prevalence of Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Wolverines From Nunavut, Canada

Mason V. Reichard; Luigi Torretti; Jason M. Garvon; J. P. Dubey

doi:10.1645/GE-1497.1

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Mason V. Reichard,¹ Luigi Torretti,^* Jason M. Garvon,^** J. P. Dubey^***

¹Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State Univers

^** Department of Environment, Government of Nunavut, Kugluktuk, Nunavut X0B 0E0, Canada
^**† Department of Biology, Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783
^***‡ U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Building 1001, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350. mason.reichard@okstate.edu

Abstract

The prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii was determined in blood and tissue exudates recovered from the spleens of 41 wolverines (Gulo gulo) collected in Nunavut, Canada, using a modified agglutination test (MAT). Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 17 (41.5%) of the 41 wolverines with MAT titers of 1:25 in 1, 1:50 in 4, 1:100 in 5, 1:200 in 6, and 1:400 in 1. This is the first report of antibodies to T. gondii in wolverines, and the results indicate that exposure is common.

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Mason V. Reichard, Luigi Torretti, Jason M. Garvon, and J. P. Dubey "Prevalence of Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Wolverines From Nunavut, Canada," Journal of Parasitology 94(3), 764-765, (1 June 2008). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1497.1

Published: 1 June 2008

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