Exposure to Toxoplasma gondii in Marine Otters (Lontra felina) and Domestic Cats (Felis catus) in an Arid Environment in Chile
Auteurs
C. Calvo-Mac, A.C. Gutleb, S. Contal, V. Ilukewitsch, C. Munoz-Zanzi, and G. Medina-Vogel
Référence
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 962-964, 2020
Description
Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide-distributed protozoon that infects warm-blooded animals. We determined T. gondii exposure in one marine otter (Lontra felina) and four domestic cats (Felis catus) along the northern and central coast of Chile, indicating a low seroprevalence of 5% (1/19) and 8% (4/50) respectively, likely related to arid environment.
