Table 5.
Prevalence of T. gondii in wild-caught rodents worldwide, determined by molecular methods, reported from 2009 to 2022.
| Host | Location | No. positive/no. tested | % positive | PCR (target gene) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) | Istarske Toplice, Croatia | 1/43 | 2.3 | RT-PCR (529bp) | Ivovic et al. (2019) |
| Striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) | Korea (South) | 1/578 | 0.1 | PCR-RFLP (GRA 5) | Hong et al. (2014) |
| Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) | Czech Republic | 1/22 | 4.5 | PCR (TGR1E) | Machačová et al. (2016) |
| Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) | Podgorje, Slovenia | 1/31 | 3 | RT-PCR (529bp) | Ivovic et al. (2019) |
| Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) | Spain | 0/265 | 0 | N-PCR (ITS1) | Fernández- Escobar et al. (2020) |
| Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) | England, United Kingdom | 84/206 | 40.7 | PCR (SAG1) | Thomasson et al. (2011) |
| Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) | England, United Kingdom | 44/126 | 34.9 | N-PCR (SAG1, SAG2, SAG3, GRA6) | Bajnok et al. (2015) |
| Yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) | Austria and Germany | 6/222 | 2.7 | PCR (18S rRNA) | Waindok et al. (2019) |
| Yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) | Czech Republic | 2/265 | 0.75 | PCR (TGR1E) | Machačová et al. (2016) |
| Yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) | Podgorje, Slovenia | 1/16 | 6.2 | RT-PCR (529bp) | Ivovic et al. (2019) |
| Bank vole (Myodes glareolus) | Tanap, Slovakia | 1/1 | 100 | PCR (TGR1E) | Turčeková et al. (2014) |
| Bank vole (Myodes glareolus) | Spain | 0/29 | 0 | N-PCR (ITS1) | Fernández- Escobar et al. (2020) |
| Common vole (Microtus arvalis) | Western Austria | 2/264 | 0.7 | PCR B1 | Fuehrer et al. (2010) |
| Common vole (Microtus arvalis) | Lubelskie, Poland | 6/70 | 8.6 | PCR B1 | Sroka et al. (2019) |
| Common vole (Microtus arvalis) | The Netherlands | 1/24 | 4.2 | RT-PCR (529bp) | Meerburg et al. (2012) |
| Water vole (Arvicola amphibius) | Western Austria | 4/86 | 4.6 | PCR (B1) | Fuehrer et al. (2010) |
| Greater White toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) | The Netherlands | 2/102 | 2 | RT-PCR (529bp) | Meerburg et al. (2012) |