Parasitology
Research from University of California broadens understanding of parasitology
Published in Disease Risk Factor Week, August 24th, 2008
According to recent research published in the Journal of Parasitology, "Sera from 523 wild rodents were tested for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies using either an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) (rats and mice, with titer 80 considered positive) or a latex agglutination test (LAT) (votes, squirrels, and pocket mice, with titer >= 32 considered positive). Seventeen percent (88/523) of the rodents, including 26% (85/328) of the Peromyscus sp. and 8% (3/37) of Spermophilus beecheyi, were seropositive."
"Fourteen percent (23/161) of rodents captured in trap sites next to Morro Bay (California) and 15% (16/109) of rodents from sites adjacent to riparian...
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