106676 20240105103347.0 doi 10.1111/zph.12878 sideral 124700 ART-2021-124700 eng Castro-Scholten, Sabrina Seroepidemiology of toxoplasma gondii in wild ruminants in Spain 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Toxoplasmosis 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. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCIU/FPU19-06026 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/AGL2016-76358-R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2017-89866-R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/AGL2013-49159-C2-2-R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/ 2.954 2021 VETERINARY SCIENCES 19 / 145 = 0.131 2021 Q1 T1 INFECTIOUS DISEASES 70 / 95 = 0.737 2021 Q3 T3 0.773 2021 Epidemiology 2021 Q1 Veterinary (miscellaneous) 2021 Q1 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2021 Q1 Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) 2021 Q1 5.2 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Cano-Terriza, David Jiménez-Ruiz, Saúl Almeria, Sonia Risalde, María A. Vicente, Joaquín Acevedo, Pelayo Arnal, María C. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-6770-3400 Balseiro, Ana Gómez-Guillamón, Félix Escribano, Fernando Puig-Ribas, María Dubey, Jitender P. García-Bocanegra, Ignacio 1009 773 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Patología Animal Área Sanidad Animal 68, 8 (2021), 884-895 Zoonoses public health Zoonoses and Public Health 1863-1959 802353 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/106676/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2045647 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/106676/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:106676 articulos driver 2024-01-05-10:14:12 ARTICLE