Vet Med - Czech, 2005, 50(11):513-514 | DOI: 10.17221/5657-VETMED

A survey of rats and mice for latent toxoplasmosis inCroatia: a case report

V. Kuticic1, T. Wikerhauser2, D. Gracner3
1 Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, 3Clinic for Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
2 Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia

Academyof Sciences and Arts,Zagreb,Croatia ABSTRACT: Brain tissues of 142 rats and 86 mice were bioassayed for toxoplasms. Each tissue was homogenized and subcutaneously injected into 4 SPF mice. Six weeks later, the mice were euthanatized and their brains were examined microscopically for Toxoplasma gondii tissue cysts. Two (1.4%) of the rats but none of the mice were positive. This is the first isolation of T. gondii from rats inCroatia.

Keywords: rats; mice; Toxoplasma; bioassay;Croatia

Published: November 30, 2005  Show citation

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