FREQUENCY OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN WILD CARNIVORES AND MARSUPIALS IN NORTHEAST MEXICO

Authors

  • Emilio Rendón-Franco Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana – Unidad Xochimilco, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Col. Villa Quietud, Delegación Coyoacán, D.F. México, C.P. 04960, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6264-3907
  • Arturo Caso Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Texas A&M University-Kingsville 700 University Blvd., MSC 218, Kingsville, Texas 78363-8202, Texas, USA. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8581-9741
  • Nayelly Gabriela Jiménez-Sánchez Academia de Biología. Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos No. 6 "Miguel Othón de Mendizabal" Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Avenida Jardín y calle 4 s/n, Col. Del Gas, Delegación Azcapotzalco, D.F. México, C.P. 2950, México.
  • Sasha Carvajal-Villarreal Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Texas A&M University-Kingsville 700 University Blvd., MSC 218, Kingsville, Texas 78363-8202, Texas, USA.
  • Hector Zepeda-López ZELOR Instituto de Medicina de la Conservación. SAPI calle Romano No. 13525-C Fracc. Alcala La Mesa Tijuana B.C. México C.P. 22106. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8640-7386

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh201482940

Keywords:

canidae, felidae, mustelidae, procionidae.

Abstract

There is little previous information about the wild cycle of Toxoplasma gondii in wild carnivores and marsupials in Mexico. The objective of this study was to determine the presence of antibody against T. gondii in wild carnivores and marsupials in northeast Mexico. Frequency of T. gondii in captured specimens was: margay (Leopardus wiedii; n=3; 33%), jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi; n=2; 0%), bobcat (Lynx rufus; n= 1; 100%), coatimundi (Nasua narica; n=7; 42%), coyote (Canis latrans; n=4; 25%), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus; n=3; 66%), hognosed skunk (Conepatus leuconotus; n=1; 0%), and opossum (Didelphis sp.; n=5; 20%). Therefore, natural infection with T. gondii in wild carnivores and marsupials in northeast Mexico was present.

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Published

2014-02-11

How to Cite

Rendón-Franco, E., Caso, A., Jiménez-Sánchez, N. G., Carvajal-Villarreal, S., & Zepeda-López, H. (2014). FREQUENCY OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN WILD CARNIVORES AND MARSUPIALS IN NORTHEAST MEXICO. Neotropical Helminthology, 8(2), 473–478. https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh201482940

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