Wild boars as sources for infectious diseases in livestock and humans

XJ Meng, DS Lindsay… - … Transactions of the …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Wild boars (Sus scrofa) are indigenous in many countries in the world. These free-living
swine are known reservoirs for a number of viruses, bacteria and parasites that are …

Control of the risk of human toxoplasmosis transmitted by meat

A Kijlstra, E Jongert - International journal for parasitology, 2008 - Elsevier
One-third of the human world population is infected with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma
gondii. Recent calculations of the disease burden of toxoplasmosis rank this foodborne …

Toxoplasmosis in pigs—the last 20 years

JP Dubey - Veterinary parasitology, 2009 - Elsevier
Pigs are important to the economy of many countries because they are a source of food for
humans. Infected pig meat is a source of Toxoplasma gondii infection for humans and …

The global seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among wild boars: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Rostami, SM Riahi, Y Fakhri, V Saber… - Veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
This systematic review and meta-analysis study was performed to evaluate the worldwide
seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among wild boar. We searched PubMed, Science …

Prevalence and genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii in feline faeces (oocysts) and meat from sheep, cattle and pigs in Switzerland

AE Berger-Schoch, DC Herrmann, G Schares… - Veterinary …, 2011 - Elsevier
The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects almost all warm blooded animal species
including humans, and is one of the most prevalent zoonotic parasites worldwide. Post-natal …

Seroprevalence of six reproductive pathogens in European wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Spain: the effect on wild boar female reproductive performance

F Ruiz-Fons, J Vicente, D Vidal, U Höfle, D Villanúa… - Theriogenology, 2006 - Elsevier
We studied the seroprevalence of six reproductive pathogens in Spanish hunter-harvested
wild boar females. The sample was representative of the hunting harvest in the studied …

Toxoplasma gondii in Switzerland: A Serosurvey Based on Meat Juice Analysis of Slaughtered Pigs, Wild Boar, Sheep and Cattle

AE Berger‐Schoch, D Bernet… - Zoonoses and Public …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Toxoplasmosis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases worldwide and is caused by
the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. Besides vertical infection during pregnancy, humans can …

Carnivore carcasses are avoided by carnivores

M Moleón, C Martínez‐Carrasco… - Journal of Animal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Ecologists have traditionally focused on herbivore carcasses as study models in scavenging
research. However, some observations of scavengers avoiding feeding on carnivore carrion …

What Do We Know About Risk Factors for Infection in Humans with Toxoplasma gondii and How Can We Prevent Infections?

E Petersen, G Vesco, S Villari… - Zoonoses and public …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Fourteen case–control studies evaluating the importance of different risk factors for infection
of humans with Toxoplasma gondii were identified. Surprisingly, up to two‐thirds of …

Seroprevalence evolution of selected pathogens in Iberian wild boar

M Boadella, JF Ruiz‐Fons, J Vicente… - Transboundary and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A total of 1279 Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) sera were collected from 2000 to 2011 in the
Iberian Peninsula to reveal time changes in serum antibody prevalences against selected …