Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in wildlife: a review

Authors

  • José Roberto Vaz Ferreira Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Italmar Teodorico Navarro Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.1994v15n1p94

Keywords:

Toxoplasma gondii, Wildlife, Prevalence.

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan of ubiquitous nature, that has adaptations to which are attribueted such characteristic. The shedding of oocysts by wild felines and the wide range of species that may serve as intermediate hosts are the main factors of its presence in the natural environments. The provision of raw meat to the carnivores and the existence of a large number of potential hosts in the vicinities of Felidae precincts, as well as the presence of stray cats in the zoos, may explain the prevalence of infection in these captive animals. The action of mechanical agents, such as the wind and insects, contributes to the dissemination of this parasite.

 

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Author Biographies

José Roberto Vaz Ferreira, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL - Pr).

Italmar Teodorico Navarro, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

 

Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva/CCA - Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brasil, CEP 86051-970.

Published

1994-01-15

How to Cite

Ferreira, J. R. V., & Navarro, I. T. (1994). Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in wildlife: a review. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 15(1), 94–100. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.1994v15n1p94

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