Abstract
Antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii (Tp) were examined by the Latex agglutination test (LAtest) in free living wild animals which had been caught in and around Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, because of being wounded or diseased. The sera of cats (Felis catus) and rats (Rattus norvegicus) caught in the Oji Zoo were also examined for Tp titer. As a result, 7 of 19 specimes (37%) from mammals, 2 of 77 specimens (3%) from birds, and 0 of 2 specimens (0%) from reptiles presented a Tp titer of over 32. This titer was under 1: 16 in 17 cats an 15 rats caught in the zoo.
