Prevalence of Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Pigeons (Columba livia) in Taiwan

Yu-Jen Tsai; Wen-Cheng Chung; Hsien Hsien Lei; Ying-ling Wu

doi:10.1645/GE-716R2.1

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Yu-Jen Tsai,^1,2 Wen-Cheng Chung,³ Hsien Hsien Lei,² Ying-ling Wu^2,4

¹Taipei Municipal Institute for Animal Health-109, Wu-Xin Street, Taipei, Taiwan 110
²Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan 106
³Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xin Street, Taipei, Taiwan 110
⁴To whom correspondence should be addressed. wuyl@ccms.ntu.edu.tw

Abstract

Starting from January 2004 to December 2004, 665 blood serum samples from pigeons (Columba livia) were collected from 44 pigeonaries in 11 counties and 20 regions in Taiwan. These samples were examined by latex agglutination test (LAT) for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii by using the LAT. Antibodies were found in 4.7% (31/ 665) of pigeons at a LAT titer of 1:32 or higher. The prevalence in Taiwan was highest in the northern areas (6.0%; 13/216) and lowest in the eastern areas (1.8%; 2/111).

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Yu-Jen Tsai, Wen-Cheng Chung, Hsien Hsien Lei, and Ying-ling Wu "Prevalence of Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Pigeons (Columba livia) in Taiwan," Journal of Parasitology 92(4), 871, (1 August 2006). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-716R2.1

Published: 1 August 2006

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