Survey of &lt;i&gt;Toxoplasma gondii&lt;/i&gt; antibodies in meat juice of wild boar (&lt;i&gt;Sus scrofa&lt;/i&gt;) in several districts of the Czech Republic

Račka, Karol; Bártová, Eva; Budíková, Marie; Vodrazka, Pavel

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“…The presented study confirmed a high prevalence of T. gondii antibodies in the investigated animals (48%, n=50), which makes Poland one of the countries with the highest percentage of T. gondii seropositive wild boar. Similar results were obtained in Spain (38.4%, MAT) [48], Italy (43.3%, ELISA) [32], Sweden (49.5%, ELISA) [49], and the Czech Republic (39.6%, ELISA) [9]. The percentage of seropositive wild boar was lower in several studies conducted in the Czech Republic (15.4% and 26.2%) [31,37], Spain (23.8%) [50] and Sweden (28.6%) [29], as well as in France (16.8% and 17.6%) [4,51], Switzerland (6.7%) [2], The Netherlands (24.4%) [39], Slovakia (8.1%) [3], Finland (33%) [52], Portugal (20.6%) [1], Denmark (27.7%) [53], Greece (5.2%) [25], Romania (16%) [54], Italy (14%) [55], Latvia (33.2%) [56] and Estonia (24%) [38].…”

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“…Species belonging to the Felidae family are definitive hosts in the complex life cycle of T. gondii [8]. The faeces they excrete into the environment contain millions of oocysts [9] capable of infecting a wide range of hosts through the contamination of soil, water and food [10,11]. Most warm-blooded animals can serve as intermediate hosts [12], although T. gondii can also circulate in the environment without the participation of definitive hosts (via tissue cysts in tissues of intermediate hosts), as well as without participation of intermediate hosts (via oocysts contaminated the environment) [12].…”

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“…of wild boar populations has increased in most European countries [9,25], and according to the Statistics Poland data, their number in Poland in 2017 reached 215,700 individuals (as of 10 March 2017) [26]. Wild boar is an omnivorous species in which diet plants account for about 90%, and animals, including a significant number of species from the Muridae family -about 10%.…”

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Prevalence of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> antibodies in wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Strzałowo Forest Division, Warmia and Mazury Region, Poland

Puchalska¹,

Pyziel²,

Wisniewski³

et al. 2021

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction and objective. Toxoplasmosis is an important zoonosis caused by a protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii. Raw or undercooked venison may be a source of infection in humans. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of T. gondii antibodies in wild boar from the Strzałowo Forest Division of the Warmia and Mazury Region of Poland. Materials and method. A total of 90 samples were collected from 50 wild boar: 40 from both tongue and diaphragm muscles, 4 from diaphragm muscles and six from tongue muscles. Samples were analyzed using the commercial PrioCHECK® Toxoplasma Ab porcine ELISA, according to the manufacturer's instructions. Results. T. gondii antibodies were detected in 24 of 50 (48%) tested animals. T. gondii antibodies were detected in 40 of 90 (44.4%) tested samples (21 of tongue muscles and 19 of diaphragm muscles). In the 40 wild boar that provided samples of meat juice from the tongue and diaphragm muscles, specific antibodies were more prevalent in the tongue (20 of 40 animals-50%) than in the diaphragm muscles (17 of 40 animals-42.5%). Conclusions. The study revealed a high percentage of wild boar seropositive to T. gondii. Muscle samples to obtain meat juice are easily available and simple to collect, even on the hunting grounds, which makes them suitable material for detecting T. gondii antibodies in wild boar. Wild boar are essential to T. gondii circulation in the environment, and raw or undercooked venison may be a source of human infections with this parasite.

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Prevalence of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> antibodies in wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Strzałowo Forest Division, Warmia and Mazury Region, Poland

Puchalska¹,

Pyziel²,

Wisniewski³

et al. 2021

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…Lower seroprevalences have been detected in bordering countries, with 25% observed in Germany [27], 8.1% in Slovakia [2] and 26.2% in the Czech Republic [3]. Interestingly, a rise in seroprevalence has been observed in Slovakia and the Czech Republic over the following years, reaching 39.7% and 40%, respectively [30,31]. Jokelinen et al [18] used MAT to examine 471 individual wild boar samples submitted by hunters in Estonia, the results showed that 113 (23.99%) animals had antibodies against T. gondii.…”

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The Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Wild Boars from Three Voivodeships in Poland, MAT Analyses

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Purpose The European wild boar (Sus scrofa) is a popular game animal species. Its meat, however, can represent a reservoir of dangerous foodborne diseases and can play an important role in the transmission of many pathogens, including Toxoplasma gondii, in humans and animals worldwide. The aim of the present study was to determine the presence of antibodies to T. gondii in the serum of hunted wild boars in Poland. Methods Using the commercial direct agglutination test, 398 serum samples collected during the hunting season 2009/2010 were tested for the presence of T. gondii antibodies, and the titre of 40 was considered indicative of T. gondii infection in analysed samples. Results It was found that nationwide, 37.7% were seropositive to T. gondii, although seroprevalence varied from 11.6 to 50% depending on the Voivodeship. Significant differences were observed between the Great Poland and Lubusz Voivodeships and between Great Poland and Warmian-Masurian. Conclusion Serological test indicated widespread exposure to T. gondii by wild boar; therefore, consumption of raw or undercooked game meat of infected animals can carry a significant risk of T. gondii infection.

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“…In our study, prevalence observed in wild boars (16.8%; 141/841) is similar to recent data from the Netherlands (24.4%; 237/973), Estonia (24%; 113/471) (Jokelainen et al 2015), Italy (14%; 56/400) and Portugal (21%; 20/97) (Opsteegh et al 2011, Ranucci et al 2013a, Coelho et al 2014). In the Czech Republic and in Poland, Račka et al (2015) and Witkowski et al (2015) found higher values, i.e. prevalnce of 40.0% (260/656) and 37.6% (138/367), respectively.…”

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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in hunted wild boars (Sus scrofa) from southeastern France

Roqueplo¹,

Blaga²,

Jean-Lou³

et al. 2017

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Toxoplasma gondii (Nicolle et Manceaux, 1908) is an obligate intracellular, parasitic protozoan within the phylum Apicomplexa that causes toxoplasmosis in mammalian hosts (including humans) and birds. Since meat of wild boar, Sus scrofa (Linnaeus), has been demonstrated to be a potential source of human infection, a careful evaluation of the prevalence of infection with T. gondii in hunted animals is needed to protect public health. In the Var area in southeastern France, we performed a spatio-temporal survey in order to investigate the prevalence of IgG antibodies in wild boars shot by hunters in the Canjuers military camp during two subsequent hunting seasons. Of 841 wild boars screened, antibodies (IgG) to T. gondii (modified agglutination test, cut-off 1 : 6) were found in 141 (16.8%) muscle extract samples. A significant association (p < 0.001) was found between positivity and age, but not gender, and hunting districts. The results obtained indicate that consumption of raw or undercooked meat from wild boars carries an important risk of infection with T. gondii. Wild boars may be considered as a bioindicator of parasite circulation in this ecosystem.

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Survey of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> antibodies in meat juice of wild boar (<i>Sus scrofa</i>) in several districts of the Czech Republic

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Prevalence of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> antibodies in wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Strzałowo Forest Division, Warmia and Mazury Region, Poland

Prevalence of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> antibodies in wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Strzałowo Forest Division, Warmia and Mazury Region, Poland

The Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Wild Boars from Three Voivodeships in Poland, MAT Analyses

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in hunted wild boars (Sus scrofa) from southeastern France

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