Sobrino R, Cabezón O, Millán J, Pabón M, Arnal M C, Luco D F, Gortázar C, Dubey J P, Almeria S
Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
Vet Parasitol. 2007 Sep 30;148(3-4):187-92. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.06.038. Epub 2007 Aug 8.
Serum samples from 282 wild carnivores from different regions of Spain were tested for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii by the modified agglutination test using a cut-off value of 1:25. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 22 of 27 (81.5%) of Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), 3 of 6 European wildcats (Felis silvestris), 66 of 102 (64.7%) red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), 15 of 32 (46.9%) wolves (Canis lupus), 26 of 37 (70.3%) Eurasian badgers (Meles meles), 17 of 20 (85.0%) stone martens (Martes foina), 4 of 4 pine martens (Martes martes), 6 of 6 Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra), 4 of 4 polecats (Mustela putorius), 1 of 1 ferret (Mustela putorius furo), 13 of 21 (61.9%) European genets (Genetta genetta), and 13 of 22 (59.1%) Egyptian mongooses (Herpestes ichneumon). Serological results indicated a widespread exposure to T. gondii among wild carnivores in Spain. The high T. gondii seroprevalence in Iberian lynx and the European wildcat reported here may be of epidemiologic significance because seropositive cats might have shed oocysts.
使用截断值为1:25的改良凝集试验，对来自西班牙不同地区的282只野生食肉动物的血清样本进行了弓形虫抗体检测。在27只伊比利亚猞猁（Lynx pardinus）中的22只（81.5%）、6只欧洲野猫（Felis silvestris）中的3只、102只赤狐（Vulpes vulpes）中的66只（64.7%）、32只狼（Canis lupus）中的15只（46.9%）、37只欧亚獾（Meles meles）中的26只（70.3%）、20只石貂（Martes foina）中的17只（85.0%）、4只松貂（Martes martes）中的4只、6只欧亚水獭（Lutra lutra）中的6只、4只鸡貂（Mustela putorius）中的4只、1只雪貂（Mustela putorius furo）、21只欧洲灵猫（Genetta genetta）中的13只（61.9%）以及22只埃及獴（Herpestes ichneumon）中的13只（59.1%）中检测到了弓形虫抗体。血清学结果表明西班牙野生食肉动物中普遍存在弓形虫感染。本文报道的伊比利亚猞猁和欧洲野猫中较高的弓形虫血清阳性率可能具有流行病学意义，因为血清阳性的猫可能已排出卵囊。
