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1 August 2012 Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Dogs in Jiangsu Province, Eastern China
Yongmei Li, Quan Liu, Shumin Li, Feng Wei, Hongtao Jin, Minghui Yang
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Abstract

There is a lack of epidemiological data on Toxoplasma gondii infection in dogs from eastern China. In the present study, serum samples from 288 dogs were collected from Xuzhou, Huaiyin, and Yianchen in Jiangsu Province, eastern China, in August 2010; T. gondii antibodies were assayed by a modified agglutination test (MAT). Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 62 of 288 (21.5%) with MAT titers of 1∶25 in 21 dogs, 1∶50 in 15, 1∶100 in 11, 1∶200 in 6, and 1∶400 and above in 3 dogs. The seroprevalence in ≥3-yr-old dogs was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than that in dogs less than 3-yr-old. The results of the present study indicated that infection with T. gondii in household dogs in Jiangsu Province is a public health concern.

American Society of Parasitologists
Yongmei Li, Quan Liu, Shumin Li, Feng Wei, Hongtao Jin, and Minghui Yang "Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Dogs in Jiangsu Province, Eastern China," Journal of Parasitology 98(4), 878-879, (1 August 2012). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-3098.1
Published: 1 August 2012
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