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Detection of Zoonotic Protozoa Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis suihominis in Wild Boars from Spain
Author(s) -
CaleroBernal R.,
PérezMartín J. E.,
Reina D.,
Serrano F. J.,
Frontera E.,
Fuentes I.,
Dubey J. P.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
zoonoses and public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1863-2378
pISSN - 1863-1959
DOI - 10.1111/zph.12243
Subject(s) - sarcocystis , wild boar , toxoplasma gondii , seroprevalence , protozoa , biology , cryptosporidium , veterinary medicine , zoonosis , sarcocystosis , zoology , virology , feces , parasite hosting , antibody , serology , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , medicine , immunology , world wide web , computer science
Summary Food safety regulations require the control of the presence of protozoa in meats destined for human consumption. Wild boar ( Sus scrofa ) meat may constitute a source of zoonoses. A 23.8% (688/2881) seroprevalence of anti‐ Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and 72.2% (662/910) Sarcocystis sarcocysts prevalence were detected among wild boars hunted in Southwestern areas of Spain. Identity of Sarcocystis spp. was performed by RFLP ‐ PCR and sequencing, detecting S. miescheriana (7/8) and the zoonotic S. suihominis (1/8). Risk assessment studies of these coccidian in meats destined to human consumption are needed.