Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Bartonella henselase infection in stray cats of the Daejeon City, Korea.
- Author:
Hyung Jin PARK
1
;
Sang Eun LEE
;
Sung Hee HONG
;
Won Ja LEE
;
Kyoung Won SEO
;
Kun Ho SONG
Author Information
1. Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea. songkh@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Bartonella henselae;
cat;
Toxoplasma gondii
- MeSH:
Animals;
Bartonella henselae;
Bartonella*;
Cats*;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Prevalence;
Seroepidemiologic Studies*;
Serologic Tests;
Toxoplasma*
- From:Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2014;54(2):87-89
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In this study, the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma (T.) gondii and Bartonella (B.) henselae infection among stray cats in Daejeon City, Korea was surveyed. A total of seven samples were positive (7/118, 5.93%) for T. gondii including three samples from female cats (3/58, 5.2%) and four samples from male cats (4/60, 6.7%). There was no significant difference between the genders. A total 22 samples (22/118, 18.6%) were positive for B. henselae; nine were from females and 13 were from males. There was no significant difference between genders. Nineteen samples had a titer of 1 : 50, two samples had a titer of 1 : 100, and one sample had a titer of 1 : 200. The present study is the first to use serological tests to analyze B. henselae prevalence among stray cats in Korea.
