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Toxoplasmosis in zoo animals. 1981

R Ippen, and V Kozojed, and J Jíra

Blood samples (collected and dried on filter paper) from 2 338 animals which had died in the zoological gardens in Berlin and other cities in the German Democratic Republic were examined by indirect haemagglutination test. Toxoplasma antibodies were found in 430 (18.3%) animals. Out of this number 1 113 were mammals and among them 201 (18.1%) were found to be positive. Out of 1 225 birds 228 (18.6%) were positive. A total of 194 species or subspecies (89 mammal species and 105 bird species) reacted positively. On the basis of these findings the spread of toxoplasma infection under zoo conditions as an artificial ecosystem in urban environment is discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008322 Mammals Warm-blooded vertebrate animals belonging to the class Mammalia, including all that possess hair and suckle their young. Mammalia,Mammal
D005859 Germany, East The former German Democratic Republic which was reunified with the former Federal Republic of Germany in 1990. Democratic Republic of Germany,German Democratic Republic,Germany, Democratic Republic of
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000836 Animals, Zoo Animal population groups or individual animals that reside in captivity at a zoological park. Animal, Zoo,Zoo Animal,Zoo Animals
D000906 Antibodies Immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the ANTIGEN (or a very similar shape) that induced their synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially PLASMA CELLS).
D001717 Birds Warm-blooded VERTEBRATES possessing FEATHERS and belonging to the class Aves. Aves,Bird
D014122 Toxoplasma A genus of protozoa parasitic to birds and mammals. T. gondii is one of the most common infectious pathogenic animal parasites of man. Toxoplasma gondii,Toxoplasma gondius,Toxoplasmas,gondius, Toxoplasma
D014124 Toxoplasmosis, Animal Acquired infection of non-human animals by organisms of the genus TOXOPLASMA. Animal Toxoplasmoses,Animal Toxoplasmosis,Toxoplasmoses, Animal

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