Use of filter papers to determine seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among hunted ungulates in remote Peruvian Amazon

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-19

  Aston, Emily J ^a,d   Mayor, Pedro ^b   Bowman, Dwight D ^a   Mohammed, Hussni O ^a   Liotta, Janice L ^a   Kwok, Oliver ^c   Dubey, J P ^c  

^a Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d SERVICIO NACIONAL DE SANIDAD AGRARIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Brocket deer (Mazama americana, Mazama gouazoubira); Filter paper; Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris); Modified agglutination test; Peccary (Pecari tajacu, Tayassu pecari); Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896530322     PISSN: 22132244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Andriamandimby S.F., Heraud J.M., Randrianasolo L., Rafisandratantsoa T., Andriamamonjy S., Richard V. Dried-blood spots: a cost-effective field method for the detection of chikungunya virus circulation in remote areas. PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 2013, 7:e2339.
2. Arkive, 2013a. Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris). Available from: <> (accessed 30.07.2013). http://www.arkive.org/lowlandtapir/tapirusterrestris/#speciesFactFile.
3. Arkive, 2013b. Red Brocket (Mazama americana). Available from: <> (accessed 30.07.2013). http://www.arkive.org/red-brocket/mazama-americana/#text=Habitat.
4. Arkive, 2013c. White-Lipped Peccary (Tayassu tajacu). Available from: <> (accessed 30.07.2013). http://www.arkive.org/white-lipped-peccary/tayassu-pecari/.
5. Black, P., and Vogliotti, A., 2008. Mazama gouazoubira. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Available from: <> (accessed 05.07.2013). http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/29620/0.
6. Carme B., Aznar C., Motard A., Demar M., de Thoisy B. Serologic survey of Toxoplasma gondii in noncarnivorous free-ranging neotropical mammals in french guiana. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2002, 2:11-17.
7. Dubey J.P. Toxoplasmosis of Animals and Humans 2010, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. Second ed.
8. Dubey J.P., Desmonts G. Serological responses of equids fed Toxoplasma gondiioocysts. Equine Vet. J. 1987, 19:337-339.
9. Durate, J.M.B., Vogliotti, A., Barbanti, M., 2008. Mazama americana. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Available from: <> (accessed 05.07.2013). http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/29619/0.
10. Gongora, J., Reyna-Hurtado, R., Beck, H., Taber, A., Altrichter, M., Keuroghlian, A., 2011. Pecari tajacu. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2013.1. Available from:<> (accessed 05.07.2013). http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41777/0.
11. Hamad Minervino A.H., Soares H.S., Barrêto-Júnior R.A., Lobo Neves K.A., de Jesus Pena H.F., Ortolani E.L., Dubey J.P., Gennari S.M. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in captive wild mammals and birds in Brazil. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 2010, 41:572-574.
12. Haralson, C., 2004. Mazama gouazoubira. Animal Diversity Web. Available from: <> (accessed 30.07.2013). http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Mazama_gouazoubira/.
13. Ingmarsson, L., 1999. Pecari tajacu. Animal Diversity Web. <> (accessed 30.07.2013). http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Pecari_tajacu/.
14. Jones J.L., Dubey J.P. Waterborne toxoplasmosis - recent developments. Exp. Parasitol. 2010, 124:10-25.
15. Keuroghlian, A., Desbiez, A., Reyna-Hurtado, R., Altrichter, M., Beck, H., Taber, A., Fragoso, J.M.V., 2013. Tayassu pecari. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Available from: <> (accessed 05.07.2013). http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41778/0.
16. Lehrer E.W., Fredebaugh S.L., Schooley R.L., Mateus-Pinilla N.E. Prevalence of Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in woodchucks across an urban-rural gradient. J. Wildl. Dis. 2010, 46:977-980.
17. Luxenberg, S., 2011. Tapirus terrestris. Animal Diversity Web. <> (accessed 19.10.2013). http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Tapirus_terrestris/.
18. Mei J.V., Li L., Rasmussen S.A., Collier S., Frias J.L., Honein M.A., Shaw G.M., Lorey F., Meyer R., Chaing S., Canfield M.A., Jones J., Honnon W.H. Effect of specimen storage conditions on newborn dried blood spots used to assess Toxoplasma gondii immunoglobulin M (IgM). Clin. Chim. Acta 2011, 412:455-459.
19. Montoya J.G., Liesenfeld O. Toxoplasmosis. Lancet 2004, 363:1965-1976.
20. Naveda, A., de Thoisy, B., Richard-Hansen, C., Torres, D.A., Salas, L., Wallance, R., Chalukian, S., Bustos, S. de., 2008. Tapirus terrestris. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Available from: <> (accessed 05.07.2013). http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/21474/0.
21. Nobuto K. Toxoplasmosis in animal and laboratory diagnosis. Jpn. Agric. Res. Q. 1966, 1:11-18.
22. Romero Solorio M., Gennari S.M., Soares H.S., Dubey J.P., Zuñiga Hartley A.C., Ferreira F. Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in wild white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) from Peru. J. Parasitol. 2010, 96:1232.
23. Ruangturakit S., Rojanasuphot S., Srijuggravanvong A., Duangchanda S., Nuangplee S., Igarashi A. Storage stability of dengue IgM and IgG antibodies in whole blood and serum dried on filter paper strips detected by ELISA. Southeast Asian. J. Trop. Med. Public Health 1994, 25:560-564.
24. Wang J., Yiu B., Obermeyer J., Filipe C.D.M., Brennan J.D., Pelton R. Effects of temperature and relative humidity on the stability of paper-immobilized antibodies. Biomacromolecules 2012, 13:559-564.