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Wyrosdick, Heidi M.; Gerhold, Richard; Su, Chunlei; Mignucci-Giannoni, Antonio A.; Bonde, Robert K.; Chapman, Alycia; Rivera-Perez, Carla I.; Martinez, Jessica; Miller, Debra L.
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Investigating seagrass in Toxoplasma gondii transmission in Florida (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and Antillean (T. m. manatus) manatees.
Diseases of Marine Organisms 127: 65-69. 2 figs. doi:10.335/dao03181. Dec. 19, 2017.
–ABSTRACT: Toxoplasma gondii is a feline protozoan reported to cause morbidity and mortality in manatees and other marine mammals. Given the herbivorous nature of manatees, ingestion of oocysts from contaminated water or seagrass is presumed to be their primary mode of infection. The objectives of this study were to investigate oocyst contamination of seagrass beds in Puerto Rico and determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii in Antillean (Trichechus manatus manatus) and Florida (T. m. latirostris) manatees. Sera or plasma from Antillean (n = 5) and Florida (n = 351) manatees were tested for T. gondii antibodies using the modified agglutination test. No T. gondii DNA was detected via PCR in seagrass samples (n = 33) collected from Puerto Rico. Seroprevalence was 0%, suggesting a lower prevalence of T. gondii in these manatee populations than previously reported. This was the first study to investigate the potential oocyst contamination of the manatee diet, and similar studies are important for understanding the epidemiology of T. gondii in herbivorous marine mammals.
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Related Index Records (5)
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Florida
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Wyrosdick, Gerhold et al. (TML; Toxoplasma gondii) |
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Parasites: Toxoplasma gondii
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Wyrosdick, Gerhold et al. (TML, TMM; Florida, Puerto Rico) |
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Puerto Rico
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2017 |
Wyrosdick, Gerhold et al. (TMM; Toxoplasma gondii) |
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Trichechus manatus latirostris (Harlan, 1824) Hatt, 1934
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Wyrosdick, Gerhold et al. (Florida; Toxoplasma gondii) |
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Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus, 1758, Hatt, 1934
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2017 |
Wyrosdick, Gerhold et al. (Puerto Rico; Toxoplasma gondii) |
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