Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in zoo and domestic animals in Jiangxi Province, China

Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan parasite that infects a wide range of warm-blooded animals throughout the world. In the present study, antibodies to T. gondii were determined using a commercial indirect hemagglutination (IHA) test in wild animals in a zoo. Three of 11 giraffes (Giraffa cam...

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Published in:Parasite
Main Authors: Luo Houqiang, Li Kun, Zhang Hui, Gan Ping, Shahzad Muhammad, Wu Xiaoxing, Lan Yanfang, Wang Jiaxiang
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
Zoo animals
Domestic animals
Prevalence
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Giganteus
Canis lupus
Cygnus columbianus
Tundra
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2017007
https://doaj.org/article/643901215a9247dcae4b5c7b7597a6b7
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Summary:Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan parasite that infects a wide range of warm-blooded animals throughout the world. In the present study, antibodies to T. gondii were determined using a commercial indirect hemagglutination (IHA) test in wild animals in a zoo. Three of 11 giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) (27%), 1 of 5 wolves (Canis lupus laniger) (20%), 1 of 6 hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibious) (17%), and 2 of 9 tundra swans (Cygnus columbianus) (22%) were found to be positive. No antibodies were detected in leopards (Panthera pardus), wild geese (Anser cygnoides), and Eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus). Domestic species from 13 counties of Jiangxi Province, China were also investigated by an indirect hemagglutination (IHA) test. Thirty-five of 340 goats (10%), 94 of 560 water buffaloes (17%), and 4 of 35 cattle (11%) were found to be seropositive. This is the first report of T. gondii infection in animals kept in zoos and domestic animals in this province.

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