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JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume 66, Issue 3, Pages 327-328Publisher
JAPAN SOC VET SCI
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.327
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feline; Toxoplasma gondii; wild boar
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The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii was surveyed in wild boars (Sus scrofa leucomystax) and domiciled cats obtained in various areas of Arnakusa Island, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The antibody titers against T. gondii were measured with a latex agglutination test. Among specimens taken from 90 wild boars, 1 (1.1%) was positive and 3 (3.3%)were doubtfully positive. Among the specimens from 50 cats, none were positive and 1 (3.3%) was doubtfully positive. These results suggest that the wild boars and cats on Amakusa Island have quite low prevalence of the T. gondii infection. Continuous surveys will be needed to monitor the prevalence of Toxoplasmosis and other zoonoses in game animals.
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