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.
