作者
Haydee A Dabritz, Melissa A Miller, E Robert Atwill, Ian A Gardner, Christian M Leutenegger, Ann C Melli, Patricia A Conrad
发表日期
2007/12/1
期刊
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
卷号
231
期号
11
页码范围
1676-1684
出版商
American Veterinary Medical Association
简介
Objective —To estimate the analytic sensitivity of microscopic detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts and the environmental loading of T gondii oocysts on the basis of prevalence of shedding by owned and unowned cats.
Design —Cross-sectional survey.
Sample Population —326 fecal samples from cats.
Procedures —Fecal samples were collected from cat shelters, veterinary clinics, cat-owning households, and outdoor locations and tested via ZnSO 4 fecal flotation.
Results —Only 3 (0.9%) samples of feces from 326 cats in the Morro Bay area of California contained T gondii –like oocysts. On the basis of the estimated tonnage of cat feces deposited outdoors in this area, the annual burden in the environment was estimated to be 94 to 4 …
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