First report of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in the sand-dune tuco-tuco (Ctenomys flamarioni) from southern Brazil.
The subterranean rodent Ctenomys flamarioni is an endemic species threatened by the proximity to anthropogenic environments, a factor that increases its contact with domestic animals. The protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is of particular concern because its definitive hosts include domestic and wild felids, while several sp...