Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii Exposure among Horses inKorea

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Won-Ja LEE⁴  Dongmi KWAK¹  Seung-Hun LEE¹  Kwang-Hyun CHO²  Gil-Jae CHO¹  Youn-Kyoung GOO³  Oh-Deog KWON¹  Sang-Eun LEE⁴  Min-Goo SEO¹ 

[1] College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea;Division of Livestock Management, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Daegu 702-702, Korea;Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-422, Korea;Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chungbuk 363-951, Korea

关键词: ELISA;    equine;    Korea;    prevalence;    toxoplasmosis;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.14-0353

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(11)Cited-By(4)The present study investigatedthe seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii)antibodies by ELISA in horses reared in Korea. Serum samples were collected from 2009through 2013 from 816 horses reared in Korea. Analysis was performed using a commercialtoxoplasmosis ELISA kit to detect anti-T. gondii antibodies. Overall, 24out of 816 horses (2.9%) were seropositive for T. gondii. The result wasanalyzed by age, gender, breed and region. Significant differences were observed accordingto breed and region (P<0.05). This is the first nationwide serologicalinvestigation of T. gondii in horses reared in Korea. The study resultsreveal that T. gondii occurs nationwide in Korean horses.

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