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Indian Journal of Animal Research, volume 50 issue 2 (april 2016) : 239-241

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pet dogs in Wuhan, Huazhong of China

Kun Li, Rongrong Li1, Jiakui Li*2
1<p>College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People&rsquo;s Republic of China.</p>
Cite article:- Li Kun, Li1 Rongrong, Li*2 Jiakui (NaN). Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pet dogs in Wuhan, Huazhong of China . Indian Journal of Animal Research. 50(2): 239-241. doi: 10.18805/ijar.5926.

ABSTRACT

Present study was an epidemiological survey for seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection in pet dogs (n= 279) in Wuhan, Huazhong area of China, using indirect hemagglutination test (IHA). Overall seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in this area was 13.3 per cent. The prevalence in males and females was 13.4 and 13.0%, there was no significant difference (P³0.05) between the genders. The prevalence of T. gondii infection was 12.7, 14.0, 13.3 and 12.7% in spring, summer, autumn and winter, respectively. There was a significant difference (Ply affect community health in this region. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the prevalence of T. gondii infection in pet dogs in Wuhan.

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