Seroprevalence of Selected Zoonotic Agents among Hunters from Eastern Poland

MAŁGORZATA TOKARSKA-RODAK; MARCIN WEINER; MONIKA SZYMAŃSKA-CZERWIŃSKA; ANNA PAŃCZUK; KRZYSZTOF NIEMCZUK; JACEK SROKA; MIROSŁAW RÓŻYCKI; WOJCIECH IWANIAK

doi:10.21307/pjm-2018-027

Abstract

The aim of our study was the collection of seroprevalence data for Toxoplasma gondii, Coxiella burnetii, Trichinella spp., and Francisella tularensis from hunters in Lublin Province. The antibodies against T. gondii and C. burnetii were recorded in 38.5% and 16.2% of the sera, respectively. 4.05% of the sera were seropositive for both T. gondii and C. burnetii. None of the sera tested reacted positively with F. tulariensis or Trichinella spp. Seroprevalence of T. gondii and C. burnetii is common among the hunters from Lublin Province. It seems reasonable to undertake similar research among hunters from other regions of eastern Poland.

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