Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) and Identification of theToxoplasma gondiiTypes Involved

• DOI: 10.7589/2013-01-024
• Publication Date: 2013-10-07T18:11:01Z
• Authors: Rafael Calero-Bernal; Luis Gómez-Gordo; José María Saugar; Eva Frontera; Juan Enrique Pére...; David Reina; Francisco Javier ...; Isabel Fuentes
• Keywords: Toxoplasmosis; Wild boar

Congenital toxoplasmosis has been little described in wild animals. We report a case of vertical transmission boar (Sus scrofa). Necropsy and histopathologic examination pregnant female her three fetuses revealed all to have lesions compatible with acute toxoplasmosis. Nested polymerase chain reaction B1 gene detected Toxoplasma gondii maternal (heart diaphragm) fetal (central nervous system, retina, optic nerve, heart, lung, tongue, samples. The mother had mixed infection T. types I III. One fetus type III developed no malformations, but the others—one one infected by III—showed bilateral ocular agenesis, prognathism, agenesis nasal cartilage. These results suggest pathogenicity various may differ boars.