000106676 001__ 106676 000106676 005__ 20240105103347.0 000106676 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1111/zph.12878 000106676 0248_ $$2sideral$$a124700 000106676 037__ $$aART-2021-124700 000106676 041__ $$aeng 000106676 100__ $$aCastro-Scholten, Sabrina 000106676 245__ $$aSeroepidemiology of toxoplasma gondii in wild ruminants in Spain 000106676 260__ $$c2021 000106676 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000106676 5203_ $$aToxoplasmosis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii which infects warm-blooded species worldwide. Humans can be infected through ingestion of tissue cysts from raw or undercooked meat, including game meat. A nationwide large-scale cross-sectional study was conducted to assess exposure to T. gondii in seven wild ruminant species in Spain. A total of 2,040 serum samples from 77 sampling sites randomly distributed in the five bioregions (BRs) covering mainland Spain were tested for antibodies against T. gondii using the modified agglutination test. The overall seroprevalence was 22.0% (449/2,040). Seroprevalence by species in decreasing order was as follows: 39.6% (141/356) in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), 37.1% (138/372) in fallow deer (Dama dama), 16.6% (92/553) in red deer (Cervus elaphus), 14.0% (26/186) in Southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica), 11.5% (24/209) in mouflon (Ovis aries musimon), 7.8% (27/346) in Iberian wild goat (Capra pyrenaica) and 5.6% (1/18) in Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia). Seropositivity was detected in 74.0% (57/77) of the sampling sites. Results indicate widespread but not homogeneous exposure to T. gondii in wild ruminant populations in Spain during the last two decades and highlight differences related to animal species and spatial distribution of these species in this country; this implies potential consequences of T. gondii for animal health, conservation and public health. 000106676 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCIU/FPU19-06026$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/AGL2016-76358-R$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2017-89866-R$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/AGL2013-49159-C2-2-R 000106676 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby-nc$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/ 000106676 590__ $$a2.954$$b2021 000106676 592__ $$a0.773$$b2021 000106676 594__ $$a5.2$$b2021 000106676 591__ $$aVETERINARY SCIENCES$$b19 / 145 = 0.131$$c2021$$dQ1$$eT1 000106676 593__ $$aEpidemiology$$c2021$$dQ1 000106676 591__ $$aINFECTIOUS DISEASES$$b70 / 95 = 0.737$$c2021$$dQ3$$eT3 000106676 593__ $$aVeterinary (miscellaneous)$$c2021$$dQ1 000106676 593__ $$aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health$$c2021$$dQ1 000106676 593__ $$aImmunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)$$c2021$$dQ1 000106676 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000106676 700__ $$aCano-Terriza, David 000106676 700__ $$aJiménez-Ruiz, Saúl 000106676 700__ $$aAlmeria, Sonia 000106676 700__ $$aRisalde, María A. 000106676 700__ $$aVicente, Joaquín 000106676 700__ $$aAcevedo, Pelayo 000106676 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-6770-3400$$aArnal, María C.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000106676 700__ $$aBalseiro, Ana 000106676 700__ $$aGómez-Guillamón, Félix 000106676 700__ $$aEscribano, Fernando 000106676 700__ $$aPuig-Ribas, María 000106676 700__ $$aDubey, Jitender P. 000106676 700__ $$aGarcía-Bocanegra, Ignacio 000106676 7102_ $$11009$$2773$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Patología Animal$$cÁrea Sanidad Animal 000106676 773__ $$g68, 8 (2021), 884-895$$pZoonoses public health$$tZoonoses and Public Health$$x1863-1959 000106676 8564_ $$s802353$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/106676/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000106676 8564_ $$s2045647$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/106676/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000106676 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:106676$$particulos$$pdriver 000106676 951__ $$a2024-01-05-10:14:12 000106676 980__ $$aARTICLE