PREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA-GONDII ANTIBODIES IN SERA OF HUNTER-KILLED WHITE-TAILED DEER IN PENNSYLVANIA

Authors
HUMPHREYS JG STEWART RL DUBEY JP
Citation
Jg. Humphreys et al., PREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA-GONDII ANTIBODIES IN SERA OF HUNTER-KILLED WHITE-TAILED DEER IN PENNSYLVANIA, American journal of veterinary research, 56(2), 1995, pp. 172-173
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
American journal of veterinary research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029645
Volume
56
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
172 - 173
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9645(1995)56:2<172:POTAIS>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Serum samples from 593 white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania that were kil led by hunters in 1991 were examined for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies, by use of the modified agglutination test. Sixty percent (357/593) of the deer had T gondii antibodies; 10% had titer of 25, 23% had titer of 50, and 27% had titer greater than or equal to 500. Sex-specific di fferences in prevalence were not detected.