Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in the white stork Ciconia ciconia.
- Journal:
- Berliner und Munchener tierarztliche Wochenschrift
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Andrzejewska, Izabela et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Biology & Parasitology
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in chicks of wild birds and captive individuals was studied in the Poznań environs and in the Poznań Zoological Garden in the years 2002-2003. Bird blood was tested for T. gondii antibodies by an indirect fluorescent antibody test. T. gondii antibodies were detected from 5.8% of 205 analysed white stork chicks and 13.6% of 44 analysed adult storks in the zoo. Because toxoplasmosis is one of the more common parasitic zoonoses worldwide, we briefly discuss the potential epidemiological importance of stork toxoplasmosis to humans.
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