Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii in Rodents from Bangladesh
| Autor: | R.B. Shafali, Bastiaan G. Meerburg, Steven R. Belmain, Inge M Krijger, J.B.W.J. Cornelissen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
S1 Rodent 030231 tropical medicine Food borne disease Emissie & Mestverwaarding Zoology Farm Technology Microbiology Rattus rattus 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Virology biology.animal parasitic diseases medicine Asian country Mus musculus Host Pathogen Interaction & Diagnostics T. gondii biology Bacteriologie Zoonosis Intermediate host Toxoplasma gondii Bacteriology Bacteriology Host Pathogen Interaction & Diagnostics zoonosis 030108 mycology & parasitology PE&RC biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Bandicota bengalensis Protozoan parasite Host Pathogen Interactie & Diagnostiek Infectious Diseases Bacteriologie Host Pathogen Interactie & Diagnostiek Agrarische Bedrijfstechnologie Emissions & Manure Valorisation food-borne disease |
| Zdroj: | Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 19(12) Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 19 (2019) 12 |
| ISSN: | 1557-7759 1530-3667 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/vbz.2019.2440 |
| Popis: | Rodents contribute to the life cycle of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii as an intermediate host and key prey animal of cats, the definitive host. As there is limited scientific knowledge available about the incidence and prevalence of T. gondii in commensal rodents in many Asian countries, we tested rodents from a commercial rice mill and eight local villages in Bangladesh for the presence of T. gondii DNA using rodent brain material preserved in ethanol. Overall, 10 of 296 (3.4%) rodent samples tested positive for Toxoplasma DNA. Our results indicate that rodents present in food production and food storage facilities may carry T. gondii. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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