Journal
TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
Volume 42, Issue 1, Pages 115-118Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9393-9
Keywords
Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis; Breeding sow; IHA; Fujian Province; Seroepidemiology; China
Funding
- National Special Research Program for Non-Profit Trades (Agriculture) [200803017]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT0723]
- Key Research Programs in Natural Sciences for Institutions of Higher Education in Guangdong Province [06Z004]
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The objective of the present investigation was to estimate the seroprevalence T. gondii infection in breeding sows in Western Fujian Province, the People's Republic of China. Sera collected from breeding sows during 2006-2007 from 6 different regions in Western Fujian Province were assayed for antibodies to T. gondii by an indirect hemagglutination antibody (IHA) test. Antibodies to T. gondii were detected in 87 (14.38%) of 605 breeding sows. Differences in seroprevalence were observed between sampling regions, ranging from 10.14% to 37.50%. The present investigation demonstrated that the prevalence of T. gondii infection in breeding sows in Fujian Province was high. Integrated control strategies and measures should be implemented to prevent and control T. gondii infection in breeding sows, which in turn will have significant implications for the control of human infection with T. gondii in this province.
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