To assess the role of synanthropic rodents in the epidemiology of urban toxoplasmosis, Toxoplasma gondii infection was examined in 144 rats (Rattus norvegicus) and 12 mice (Mus musculus) captured using live animal traps in three locations in Belgrade city characterized by poor housing and degraded environment. In rats, specific IgG antibodies were detected by modified agglutination test in 22 (27.5%) of the 80 blood samples available. Toxoplasma brain cysts were microscopically detected in 11 (7.6%), and Toxoplasma DNA by real-time polymerase chain reaction was demonstrated in 15 (10.4%) animals. Of these, both cysts and Toxoplasma DNA were detected in five (3.5%) rats. In mice, cysts were observed in 3 (25%), but Toxoplasma DNA was detected in even 10 (83.3%) animals, including all 3 with morphologically recognized cysts. Being a link in the chain of Toxoplasma infection, the existence of urban rodent reservoirs of infection represents a public health risk.
TY - JOUR
AU - Vujanić, Marija
AU - Ivović, Vladimir
AU - Kataranovski, Milena
AU - Nikolić, Aleksandra
AU - Bobić, Branko
AU - Klun, Ivana
AU - Villena, Isabelle
AU - Kataranovski, Dragan
AU - Đurković-Đaković, Olgica
PY - 2011
UR - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/325
AB - To assess the role of synanthropic rodents in the epidemiology of urban toxoplasmosis, Toxoplasma gondii infection was examined in 144 rats (Rattus norvegicus) and 12 mice (Mus musculus) captured using live animal traps in three locations in Belgrade city characterized by poor housing and degraded environment. In rats, specific IgG antibodies were detected by modified agglutination test in 22 (27.5%) of the 80 blood samples available. Toxoplasma brain cysts were microscopically detected in 11 (7.6%), and Toxoplasma DNA by real-time polymerase chain reaction was demonstrated in 15 (10.4%) animals. Of these, both cysts and Toxoplasma DNA were detected in five (3.5%) rats. In mice, cysts were observed in 3 (25%), but Toxoplasma DNA was detected in even 10 (83.3%) animals, including all 3 with morphologically recognized cysts. Being a link in the chain of Toxoplasma infection, the existence of urban rodent reservoirs of infection represents a public health risk.
PB - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, New Rochelle
T2 - Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases
T1 - Toxoplasmosis in Naturally Infected Rodents in Belgrade, Serbia
EP - 1211
IS - 8
SP - 1209
VL - 11
DO - 10.1089/vbz.2010.0119
ER -
@article{
author = "Vujanić, Marija and Ivović, Vladimir and Kataranovski, Milena and Nikolić, Aleksandra and Bobić, Branko and Klun, Ivana and Villena, Isabelle and Kataranovski, Dragan and Đurković-Đaković, Olgica",
year = "2011",
abstract = "To assess the role of synanthropic rodents in the epidemiology of urban toxoplasmosis, Toxoplasma gondii infection was examined in 144 rats (Rattus norvegicus) and 12 mice (Mus musculus) captured using live animal traps in three locations in Belgrade city characterized by poor housing and degraded environment. In rats, specific IgG antibodies were detected by modified agglutination test in 22 (27.5%) of the 80 blood samples available. Toxoplasma brain cysts were microscopically detected in 11 (7.6%), and Toxoplasma DNA by real-time polymerase chain reaction was demonstrated in 15 (10.4%) animals. Of these, both cysts and Toxoplasma DNA were detected in five (3.5%) rats. In mice, cysts were observed in 3 (25%), but Toxoplasma DNA was detected in even 10 (83.3%) animals, including all 3 with morphologically recognized cysts. Being a link in the chain of Toxoplasma infection, the existence of urban rodent reservoirs of infection represents a public health risk.",
publisher = "Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, New Rochelle",
journal = "Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases",
title = "Toxoplasmosis in Naturally Infected Rodents in Belgrade, Serbia",
pages = "1211-1209",
number = "8",
volume = "11",
doi = "10.1089/vbz.2010.0119"
}
Vujanić, M., Ivović, V., Kataranovski, M., Nikolić, A., Bobić, B., Klun, I., Villena, I., Kataranovski, D.,& Đurković-Đaković, O.. (2011). Toxoplasmosis in Naturally Infected Rodents in Belgrade, Serbia. in Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, New Rochelle., 11(8), 1209-1211.
https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2010.0119
Vujanić M, Ivović V, Kataranovski M, Nikolić A, Bobić B, Klun I, Villena I, Kataranovski D, Đurković-Đaković O. Toxoplasmosis in Naturally Infected Rodents in Belgrade, Serbia. in Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases. 2011;11(8):1209-1211.
doi:10.1089/vbz.2010.0119 .
