Risk factors and prevalence of antibodies for Toxoplasma gondii in diaphragmatic fluid in wolverines (Gulo gulo) from the Northwest Territories, Canada.
Toxoplasma gondii, a zoonotic meals borne parasite that may infect nearly all warm-blooded animals together with individuals, and ranks 4th amongst 24 most vital international mealsborne parasites listed by the World Health Organization/United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO/WHO, 2014). Exposure to T. gondii has been reported in wildlife and individuals in the Canadian North, regardless of low densities of feline definitive hosts. The ecology of this host-parasite system could … Read more