Journal article
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Danish farmed mink (Mustela vison S.)
One hundred and ninety-five mink sera randomly selected from 17 Danish mink farms were evaluated for the presence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in the latex agglutination test. Six (3%) sera contained T. gondii antibodies in titres of 1:64 or more. The estimated 3% prevalence means that 300 000 mink out of a total mink population of ten million might be infected with Toxoplasma gondii.
This large number of possible sero-positive mink in Denmark indicates that there exists a potential risk of acquiring toxoplasmosis by pelting mink.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 1994 |
Pages: | 1-5 |
ISSN: | 18732550 and 03044017 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1016/0304-4017(94)90010-8 |