Serologic survey for toxoplasmosis in domestic poultry from the Czech Republic

Eva Bártová (1) , Kamil Sedlák (2) , Ivan Literák (1)

1 Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases
2 Department of Virology and Serology

This study was carried out on domestic fowls in the Czech Republic in the years 2003 and 2004. A total of 1,108 samples obtained from 538 water birds (geese and ducks) and 570 gallinaceous birds (chickens and turkeys) were tested for specific antibodies against T. gondii using the Indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT). In geese, 43% prevalence (77 positive out of 178 examined) was found with titres 40, 320 and 2,560 in 40, 29 and eight geese, respectively. In ducks, 14% prevalence (52 out of 360) was found with titres 40 and 320 in 46 and six ducks, respectively. In gallinaceous birds, only one of 293 chicken broilers was positive with titre 40; sera of 217 hens and 60 turkeys were negative. We found extremely higher antibody prevalence in geese and ducks compared to gallinaceous birds. In Europe, it is the first seroprevalence study in domestic birds by IFAT.

Mots clés: Life Sciences

Eva Bártová, Kamil Sedlák, Ivan Literák. Serologic survey for toxoplasmosis in domestic poultry from the Czech Republic. Avian Pathology, 2009, 38 (04), pp.317-320. ⟨10.1080/03079450903055405⟩. ⟨hal-00540157⟩