Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging and feral cats on Amami Oshima Island, Japan

被引：12
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作者：
Matsuu, Aya [1 ]
Yokota, Shin-ichi [2 ]
Ito, Keiko [3 ]
Masatani, Tatsunori [1 ]
机构：
[1] Kagoshima Univ, Transboundary Anim Dis Res Ctr, Joint Fac Vet Med, Kagoshima 8900065, Japan
[2] Univ Tokyo, Inst Med Sci, Amami Lab Injurious Anim, Setouchi Cho, Kagoshima 8941531, Japan
[3] Yuinoshima Anim Hosp, Amami, Kagoshima 8940017, Japan
来源：
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE | 2017年 / 79卷 / 11期
关键词：
free-ranging and feral cat; Toxoplasma gondii; zoonotic diseases; DOMESTIC CATS; INFECTION;
D O I：
10.1292/jvms.17-0359
中图分类号：
S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];
学科分类号：
0906 ;
摘要：
On Amami Oshima Island, free-ranging and feral cats are harmful to wildlife populations. In this study, the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in these cats was examined using a newly developed Gaussia luciferase immunoprecipitation system assay. Of 1,363 cats, 123 cats (9.0%) was positive for T. gondii. The prevalence was significantly different in different areas; among cats in the rural area, where many wild animals live, including endangered species, T. gondii infection was more prevalent than in the urban area of the island. This finding indicates a possible risk to wildlife of infection from free-ranging and feral cats. Therefore, management of cats is important for wildlife conservation.
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页码：1853 / 1856
页数：4
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