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PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
Volume 58, Issue 3, Pages 306-307Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2009.06.002
Keywords
Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis; Pig; Indirect haemagglutination (IHA) test; Seroprevalence; Yunnan Province; China
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- National Special Research Program for Non-Profit Trades (Agriculture) [200803017]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT0723]
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The seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pigs was investigated in Yunnan province, Southwestern China between March 2008 and January 2009. A total of 831 serum samples were collected from 9 counties and assayed for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies by indirect haemagglutination (IHA) test. Antibodies to T gondii were found in 16.97% (141/831) with slaughter pigs having the highest rate (22.28%), followed by breeding sows (16.59%). The results of the present survey indicated that infection with T gondii in pigs is widely spread in China, including the Yunnan province, and is of public health concern. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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