The prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in horses in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, northwestern China
Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii, which can infect warm-blooded animals and humans. The present study was performed to investigate the seroprevalence of T. gondii in horses in Xinjiang, northwestern China. A total of 637 blood samples were collected from seven region...
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| author | Jin-Lei Wang Dong-Hui Zhou Jia Chen Guang-Xue Liu Wen-Bing Pu Ting-Yu Liu Si-Yuan Qin Ming-Yang Yin Xing-Quan Zhu |
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| description | Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii, which can infect warm-blooded animals and humans. The present study was performed to investigate the seroprevalence of T. gondii in horses in Xinjiang, northwestern China. A total of 637 blood samples were collected from seven regions in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang in 2011 and assayed for T. gondiiantibodies using the modified agglutination test (MAT). Risk factors (age, gender, and region) related to seroprevalence were determined by a multivariate logistic regression analysis. A total of 200 horses (31.4%, 95% CI 27.79–35.00) were seropositive for T. gondii. Age, gender, and region present no association with seroprevalence (p>0.05) in the logistic regression analysis. The results indicated that T. gondii is widely prevalent in horses in Xinjiang, northwestern China, representing a serious threat to animal and human health. Therefore, more careful measures should be performed to control and prevent T. gondii infection in horses from Xinjiang, northwestern China. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a2881a0badf41b69d2e0b089f670dea2022-12-21T19:09:19ZengColégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia VeterinariaRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária1984-296124329830210.1590/S1984-29612015050S1984-29612015000300298The prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in horses in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, northwestern ChinaJin-Lei WangDong-Hui ZhouJia ChenGuang-Xue LiuWen-Bing PuTing-Yu LiuSi-Yuan QinMing-Yang YinXing-Quan ZhuToxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii, which can infect warm-blooded animals and humans. The present study was performed to investigate the seroprevalence of T. gondii in horses in Xinjiang, northwestern China. A total of 637 blood samples were collected from seven regions in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang in 2011 and assayed for T. gondiiantibodies using the modified agglutination test (MAT). Risk factors (age, gender, and region) related to seroprevalence were determined by a multivariate logistic regression analysis. A total of 200 horses (31.4%, 95% CI 27.79–35.00) were seropositive for T. gondii. Age, gender, and region present no association with seroprevalence (p>0.05) in the logistic regression analysis. The results indicated that T. gondii is widely prevalent in horses in Xinjiang, northwestern China, representing a serious threat to animal and human health. Therefore, more careful measures should be performed to control and prevent T. gondii infection in horses from Xinjiang, northwestern China.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612015000300298&lng=en&tlng=enToxoplasma gondiihorseseroprevalencemodified agglutination test (MAT)China |
| spellingShingle | Jin-Lei Wang Dong-Hui Zhou Jia Chen Guang-Xue Liu Wen-Bing Pu Ting-Yu Liu Si-Yuan Qin Ming-Yang Yin Xing-Quan Zhu The prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in horses in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, northwestern China Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária Toxoplasma gondii horse seroprevalence modified agglutination test (MAT) China |
| title | The prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in horses in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, northwestern China |
| title_full | The prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in horses in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, northwestern China |
| title_fullStr | The prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in horses in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, northwestern China |
| title_full_unstemmed | The prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in horses in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, northwestern China |
| title_short | The prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in horses in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, northwestern China |
| title_sort | prevalence of antibodies to toxoplasma gondii in horses in changji hui autonomous prefecture xinjiang northwestern china |
| topic | Toxoplasma gondii horse seroprevalence modified agglutination test (MAT) China |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612015000300298&lng=en&tlng=en |
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