Publication: Detection of toxoplasma gondii in captive wild felids.
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2006
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Southeast Asian Journal Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.37 (Suppl. 3), (2006), 15-17
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Buddhirongawatr R., Tantawiwattananon N., Sangloung C., Sukthana Y., Ruangrat Buddhirongawatr, Nitipan Tantawiwattananon, Charoonluk Sangloung, Yaowalark Sukthana, รวงรัตน์ พุทธิรงควัตร, เยาวลักษณ์ สุขธนะ, นิธิพันธ์ ตัณฑะวิวัฒนานนท์, Mahidol University. International College. Planning, Research and Development Department. Detection of toxoplasma gondii in captive wild felids.. Southeast Asian Journal Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.37 (Suppl. 3), (2006), 15-17. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/9887
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Detection of toxoplasma gondii in captive wild felids.
Author(s)
Buddhirongawatr R.
Tantawiwattananon N.
Sangloung C.
Sukthana Y.
Ruangrat Buddhirongawatr
Nitipan Tantawiwattananon
Charoonluk Sangloung
Yaowalark Sukthana
รวงรัตน์ พุทธิรงควัตร
เยาวลักษณ์ สุขธนะ
นิธิพันธ์ ตัณฑะวิวัฒนานนท์
Mahidol University. International College. Planning, Research and Development Department.
Tantawiwattananon N.
Sangloung C.
Sukthana Y.
Ruangrat Buddhirongawatr
Nitipan Tantawiwattananon
Charoonluk Sangloung
Yaowalark Sukthana
รวงรัตน์ พุทธิรงควัตร
เยาวลักษณ์ สุขธนะ
นิธิพันธ์ ตัณฑะวิวัฒนานนท์
Mahidol University. International College. Planning, Research and Development Department.
Abstract
Toxoplasma gondii can infect all species of warm-blooded animals,
including humans, and causes serious diseases in immunocompromized
hosts. Live tachyzoites derived from serial passage in HeLa culture were
used in the Sabin-Feldman dye test for detection of Toxoplasma gondii
antibody in serum samples of 21 captive wild felids including one fishing
cat (Prion nailurus viverrina), one leopard (Panthera pardus), two flatheaded
cats (Prion nailurus planiceps), 6 tigers (Panthera tigris), two
leopard cats (Felis bengalensis), two clouded leopards (Felis nebulosa),
3 pumas (Puma concolor), and 4 jungle cats (Felis chaus). Antibodies to
Toxoplasma gondii were founded in 9 of 21 felids (42.8%). This study
revealed that cell culture-derived tachyzoites can be used successfully as
a source of live organism in a gold standard Sabin-Feldman dye test,
which is simpler, cheaper and less ethically sensitive than in vivo
inoculation.