Toxoplasma gondii (Nicolle & Manceaux, 1908)

Adri, Hern, an, andez-Ortiz, Emilie, Bouchard, Snyman, Louwrens P., Al-Adhami, Batol H., Gouin, eraldine-G., Neelin, Mikhaela & Jenkins, Emily J., 2023, Toxoplasma gondii and related Sarcocystidae parasites in harvested caribou from Nunavik, Canada, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 21, pp. 246-254 : 248-249

3.1. Detection of antibodies against T. gondii and N. caninum

Heart fluid from 16 of 88 (18%; 95% CI: 11.5, 28. Fig. 2 ) caribou were positive for antibodies to T. gondii . Seroprevalence was significantly higher in samples submitted from Tasiujaq (27%; 95% CI: 17, 40) than those from Umiujaq (3%; 95% CI: 0.5, 15; p = 0.004). For N. caninum , only 4 samples tested positive (5%; 95% CI: 0.6, 8); there

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was no statistical difference between communities.

Figures

Fig. 2. Observed seroprevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in caribou harvested from 2 communities in Nunavik. Source: Nunavik Research Centre, Makivik Corporation.