Prevalence of serum antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) on Amami-Oshima Island, Japan

Prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasm gondii was studied using the latex agglutination (LA) method, followed by sucrose density gradient centrifugation (SDGC) method on the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus), which inhabits Amami-Oshima Island. Of the 362 samples, 38 (10.5%) revealed po...

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Published in:Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 2020, Vol.82(2), pp.229-231
Main Authors: ITO, Keiko, ABE, Shintaro, YAMASHITA, Ryo, SUMIYAMA, Daisuke, KANAZAWA, Tomoko, MURATA, Koichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agglutination
Amami-Oshima Island
Antibodies
Centrifugation
Endemic species
Feral populations
Herpestes auropunctatus
Latex agglutination
Protozoa
small Indian mongoose
Toxoplasm gondii
Wildlife Science
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Summary:Prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasm gondii was studied using the latex agglutination (LA) method, followed by sucrose density gradient centrifugation (SDGC) method on the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus), which inhabits Amami-Oshima Island. Of the 362 samples, 38 (10.5%) revealed positive. Single or double peaks in the 7–8 and/or 12–14 fraction to LA titer by SDGC indicated the early stage of T. gondii infection. It is suggested that domestic/feral cats play an important role for spreading this zoonotic pathogen to the mongoose as well as other species that are endemic to this island. Future studies are warranted to prevent the transmission of T. gondii among cats and wild animals in order to maintain the ecosystem health.
ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.19-0536