Incidence ofToxoplasma gondiiin populations of wild birds in the Czech Republic
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- 1 December 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Avian Pathology
- Vol. 21 (4) , 659-665
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03079459208418887
Abstract
The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii was isolated from 193 individuals of 25 wild avian species, in a survey between 1981 and 90 in which 5880 individuals, comprising 76 species, were examined. The incidence of T. gondii was 18% in rooks (Corvus frugilegus), 12% in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), 8% in common buzzards (Buteo buteo), 2% in pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) and 0.5% in house sparrows (Passer domesticus) and differed significantly in these species (X2 test, PT. gondii were found in the heart, brain, sex organs, skeletal muscle and liver.Keywords
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