Risk factors and prevalence of antibodies for Toxoplasma gondii in diaphragmatic fluid in wolverines (Gulo gulo) from the Northwest Territories, Canada.

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