An outbreak of Toxoplasmosis amongst squirrel monkeys in an Israeli monkey colony |
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| Authors: | H Salant T Weingram DT Spira T Eizenberg |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Parasitology, Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, P.O. Box 12272, Jerusalem 91120, Israel;2. School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel |
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| Abstract: | An outbreak of Toxoplasmosis in a colony of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) in Israel is described. Serological, pathological, and molecular findings of monkeys, as well as rodents and pigeons from the vicinity are summarized. Seventy-nine percent (19/24) of monkeys were T. gondii seropositive at titer 1:16 whilst 4% (1/24) were also seropositive at titer 1:64 using the Modified Agglutination Test (MAT). Eighty four percent (21/25) of rats were positive at titer 1:16 and 8% (2/25) of rats were positive at titer 1:32. DNA amplification of a 529 bp repeated sequence of T. gondii was detected in the liver and lungs of all monkeys tested, 6/7 in myocardial extractions and 5/6 in brain extractions. |
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| Keywords: | Toxoplasma gondii Squirrel monkeys Israel |
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