Karakavuk Muhammet, Aldemir Duygu, Atalay Şahar Esra, Can Hüseyin, Özdemir Hüseyin Gökhan, Değirmenci Döşkaya Aysu, Gürüz Adnan Yüksel, Döşkaya Mert
Department of Parasitology, Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.
Department of Internal Medicine, Uludağ University Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2018 Sep;42(3):237-239. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2018.5884.
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligatory intracellular protozoon parasite that causes toxoplasmosis in humans and all warm-blooded animals. In this study, we aimed to investigate the presence of T. gondii DNA in a Eurasian badger (Meles meles) that was found dead in the wildlife area of Izmir. According to the results of real time polymerase chain reaction, T. gondii REP gene was found to be positive in the Eurasian badger brain homogenate. In conclusion, Eurasian badger, a known carnivore, can be a potential source of toxoplasmosis in the natural settings of İzmir, Turkey.
弓形虫是一种专性细胞内原生动物寄生虫，可导致人类和所有温血动物感染弓形虫病。在本研究中，我们旨在调查在伊兹密尔野生动物保护区发现死亡的一只欧亚獾（Meles meles）体内是否存在弓形虫DNA。根据实时聚合酶链反应结果，在欧亚獾脑匀浆中发现弓形虫REP基因呈阳性。总之，欧亚獾作为一种已知的食肉动物，在土耳其伊兹密尔的自然环境中可能是弓形虫病的潜在传染源。
