Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Stray Dogs in Taipei, Taiwan

Yu-Jen Tsai; Wen-Cheng Chung; Andrew C. Y. Fei; Chin-Lin Hong; Yu-Yang Tsai; Shawn Peng; Ying-Ling Wu

doi:10.1645/GE-1445.1

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Yu-Jen Tsai,¹ Wen-Cheng Chung,² Andrew C. Y. Fei,³ Chin-Lin Hong,^4,5 Yu-Yang Tsai,¹ Shawn Peng,⁵ Ying-Ling Wu^6,7

¹Taipei Municipal Institute for Animal Health, No. 109, Ln. 600, Wu-Xin Street, Taipei, Taiwan 110;
²Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wu-Xin Street, Taipei, Taiwan 110;
³Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan 106;
⁴Department of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wu-Xin Street, Taipei, Taiwan 110;
⁵Land Environmental Information Consulting Association, 20F-1, No. 6 Bau Ching Street, Hsing-dian, Taipei, Taiwan 23143;
⁶Education Department, Taipei Zoo, No. 30, Sec 2, Hsin Kuang Road, Taipei, Taiwan 116
⁷To whom correspondence should be addressed. wuyl@ntu.edu.tw

Abstract

From October 2005 through September 2006, blood samples collected from 1,412 (768 male, 644 female) 1-yr-old and older stray dogs in Taipei City, Taiwan, were tested for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii using the latex agglutination test (LAT). Antibodies (LAT titers >1:32) to T. gondii were found in 284 (20.1%) of the animals. Seroprevalences were not affected by the sex or density of dogs. The prevalence was highest in dogs from the eastern part of the city.

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Yu-Jen Tsai, Wen-Cheng Chung, Andrew C. Y. Fei, Chin-Lin Hong, Yu-Yang Tsai, Shawn Peng, and Ying-Ling Wu "Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Stray Dogs in Taipei, Taiwan," Journal of Parasitology 94(6), 1437, (1 December 2008). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1445.1

Published: 1 December 2008

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