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Zarnke, R.L.; Dubey, J.P.; Ver Hoef, J.M.; McNay, M.E.; Kwok, O.C.H.
Serologic survey for Toxoplasma gondii in lynx from interior Alaska
2001 Journal of Wildlife Diseases (37): 36-38
Two hundred fifty-five lynx (_Felis lynx_) carcasses were collected from trappers in Interior Alaska (USA). Serosanguinous fluids were collected from the chest cavity of each carcass. These fluids were tested for evidence of exposure to _Toxoplasma gondii _by means of a modified agglutination test using formalin fixed tachyzoites and mercaptoethanol. Thirty-nine of the samples had titers greater than or equal to the threshold (>-25). Antibody prevalence differed between areas, and was directly related to age of the host.
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