Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Online ISSN : 2185-744X
Print ISSN : 1342-6133
ISSN-L : 1342-6133
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Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Free-Ranging Wild Boar (Sus scrofa leucomystax) in Shikoku, Japan
Yoshitaka OMATAKouichi MURATAKunio ITONaotaka ISHIGURO
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2005 Volume 10 Issue 2 Pages 99-102

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Abstract
Serum samples from 115 Japanese wild boar (Sus Scrofa Leucomystax) killed by hunters in the 4 prefectures of Shikoku, Japan were tested for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii by means of the Latex agglutination test (LAT), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using whole, fixed tachyzoites as the target antigen and peroxidase conjugated anti-swine IgG antibodies as the secondary antibody. In none of the 115 samples were antibodies to T. gondii detected by LAT or ELISA. These results suggest a low prevalence of T. gondii infection in wild boar in Shikoku, Japan. Serologic surveys will be necessary in the future to confirm it.
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© 2005 Japanese Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
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