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1 October 1993 Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Pennsylvania Black Bears, Ursus americanus
Nancy Briscoe, J. G. Humphreys, J. P. Dubey
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Abstract

Serum samples from 665 hunter killed black bears killed in 1989 to 1992 throughout Pennsylvania (USA) were tested for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies by the agglutination test in dilutions of 1:25, 1:50, and 1:500. Toxoplasma gondii antibodies were found in 535 of 665 (80%) bears. Considering the highest dilutions at which antibodies were detected, prevalences were 10% at 1:25, 37% at 1:50 and 33% at 1:500. No significant difference in antibody prevalence was found between males (79%) and females (80%), but a significant difference was found between juvenile (65%) and adult (83%) bears.

Briscoe, Humphreys, and Dubey: Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Pennsylvania Black Bears, Ursus americanus
Nancy Briscoe, J. G. Humphreys, and J. P. Dubey "Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Pennsylvania Black Bears, Ursus americanus," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 29(4), 599-601, (1 October 1993). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-29.4.599
Received: 24 November 1992; Published: 1 October 1993
KEYWORDS
antibodies
black bear
prevalence
Toxoplasma gondii
toxoplasmosis
Ursus americanus
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