Prevalence of agglutinating antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis neurona in beavers (Castor canadensis) from Massachusetts

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dc.contributor.authorJordan, C. N.en
dc.contributor.authorKaur, T.en
dc.contributor.authorKoenen, K.en
dc.contributor.authorDeStefano, S.en
dc.contributor.authorZajac, Anne M.en
dc.contributor.authorLindsay, David S.en
dc.date.accessed2014-06-16en
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-20T14:13:19Zen
dc.date.available2014-06-20T14:13:19Zen
dc.date.issued2005-10en
dc.description.abstractThe present study examined the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis neurona in a population of beavers (Castor canadensis) from Massachusetts. Sixty-two blood samples were collected during the field seasons over 3 consecutive years from different animals. Blood was collected onto filter paper and shipped to the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, for parasite testing. The samples were tested at dilutions of 1:25. 1:50, and]:100 against each parasite antigen by modified agglutination tests to determine whether antibodies to either parasite were present in the blood. Six of 62 samples (10%) were positive for T. gondii, with 2 samples having titers of 1:25 and 4 having titers of 1:50. Four of 62 samples (6%) were positive for S. neurona, with 2 samples having titers of 1:25 and 2 having titers of 1:50.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNOAA/NMFS (contract EA133F-02-SE-0155)en
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dc.identifier.citationCarly N. Jordan, Taranjit Kaur, Kiana Koenen, Stephen DeStefano, Anne M. Zajac, and David S. Lindsay (2005). "Prevalence of Agglutinating Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis neurona in Beavers (Castor canadensis) From Massachusetts," Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 91, No. 5, pp. 1228-1229. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/GE-543R.1en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1645/ge-543r.1en
dc.identifier.issn0022-3395en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/49067en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1645/GE-543R.1en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Parasitologyen
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dc.subjectopossums didelphis-virginianaen
dc.subjectspecies sporocystsen
dc.subjectprocyon-lotoren
dc.subjectimmunoassayen
dc.subjectsurvivalen
dc.subjectraccoonsen
dc.subjectoocystsen
dc.subjectkansasen
dc.subjectparasitologyen
dc.titlePrevalence of agglutinating antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis neurona in beavers (Castor canadensis) from Massachusettsen
dc.title.serialJournal of Parasitologyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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