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Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii in Rodents from Bangladesh.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2019 12; 19(12):884-888.VB

Abstract

Rodents contribute to the life cycle of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii as an intermediate host and key prey animal of cats, the definitive host. As there is limited scientific knowledge available about the incidence and prevalence of T. gondii in commensal rodents in many Asian countries, we tested rodents from a commercial rice mill and eight local villages in Bangladesh for the presence of T. gondii DNA using rodent brain material preserved in ethanol. Overall, 10 of 296 (3.4%) rodent samples tested positive for Toxoplasma DNA. Our results indicate that rodents present in food production and food storage facilities may carry T. gondii.

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Krijger IM
Wageningen University and Research, Livestock Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands. Wageningen University and Research, Farm Technology Group, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Cornelissen JBWJ
Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, the Netherlands.
Belmain SR
Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Kent, United Kingdom.
Shafali RB
Association for Integrated Development-Comilla (AID-COMILLA), Comilla, Bangladesh.
Meerburg BG
Wageningen University and Research, Livestock Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands. Dutch Pest and Wildlife Expertise Centre (KAD), Wageningen, the Netherlands.

MeSH

AnimalsAntibodies, ProtozoanBangladeshRodent DiseasesRodentiaToxoplasmaToxoplasmosis, Animal

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

31343397

Citation

Krijger, Inge M., et al. "Evidence of Toxoplasma Gondii in Rodents From Bangladesh." Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.), vol. 19, no. 12, 2019, pp. 884-888.
Krijger IM, Cornelissen JBWJ, Belmain SR, et al. Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii in Rodents from Bangladesh. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2019;19(12):884-888.
Krijger, I. M., Cornelissen, J. B. W. J., Belmain, S. R., Shafali, R. B., & Meerburg, B. G. (2019). Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii in Rodents from Bangladesh. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.), 19(12), 884-888. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2019.2440
Krijger IM, et al. Evidence of Toxoplasma Gondii in Rodents From Bangladesh. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2019;19(12):884-888. PubMed PMID: 31343397.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii in Rodents from Bangladesh. AU - Krijger,Inge M, AU - Cornelissen,Jan B W J, AU - Belmain,Steven R, AU - Shafali,Rokeya Begum, AU - Meerburg,Bastiaan G, Y1 - 2019/07/25/ PY - 2019/7/26/pubmed PY - 2020/8/28/medline PY - 2019/7/26/entrez KW - Bandicota bengalensis KW - Mus musculus KW - Rattus rattus KW - T. gondii KW - food-borne disease KW - zoonosis SP - 884 EP - 888 JF - Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) JO - Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis VL - 19 IS - 12 N2 - Rodents contribute to the life cycle of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii as an intermediate host and key prey animal of cats, the definitive host. As there is limited scientific knowledge available about the incidence and prevalence of T. gondii in commensal rodents in many Asian countries, we tested rodents from a commercial rice mill and eight local villages in Bangladesh for the presence of T. gondii DNA using rodent brain material preserved in ethanol. Overall, 10 of 296 (3.4%) rodent samples tested positive for Toxoplasma DNA. Our results indicate that rodents present in food production and food storage facilities may carry T. gondii. SN - 1557-7759 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/31343397/Evidence_of_Toxoplasma_gondii_in_Rodents_from_Bangladesh_ L2 - https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2019.2440?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub=pubmed DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -