Isolation of Toxoplasma gondii in free-living small mammals and birds
1981
Hejlicek, K. | Prosek, F. | Treml, F.
In the period from March to December 1979, 72 specimens of free-living small mammals and birds were investigated by means of isolation experiments in Toxoplasma-negative white mice. The animals were caught in March, May, July, and November. T. gondii was isolated from their brains. In the respective months T. gondii was isolated in 21.7%, 10.5%, 18.7%, and 18.6% of the animals. Of the total number of 72 animals the T. gondii isolation was positive in 19.4%. The causative agent was found in the domestic sparrow (Passer domesticus), field sparrow (Passer montanus), yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella), domestic mouse (Mus musculus), field mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) in 17.5%, 25%, 20%, 60%, and 20%, resp. The agent was not provided in the redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros), white wagtail (Motacilla alba), house martin (Delichon urbica), serin (Serinus serinus), goldfinch (carduelis carduelis).
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