Toxoplasma gondii Prevalence in Hunter-killed Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura) and Rock Pigeons (Columba livia) From East Tennessee, USA

摘要

We molecularly examined brains from 186 hunter-killed Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura) and 11 Rock Pigeons (Columba livia) from eastern Tennessee, USA for Toxoplasma gondii. Two doves (1%) were PCR- and sequence-positive, whereas all pigeons were PCR-negative.