Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in free range
- Author:
Ma, L.
;
Wei, F.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Tropical Biomedicine
2015;32(4):693-698
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in free-range chickens in Jilin
province, northeastern China was investigated. A total of 1095 serum samples were collected
from nine administrative regions from July to October, 2012, and antibodies to T. gondii were
examined by an in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using Toxoplasma
lysate antigen (TLA). The detection results were confirmed by Western blot. The overall
seroprevalence of T. gondii in free-range chickens was 17.6% (95% confidence interval [CI],
15.4–19.4%), ranging from 13.3% (95% CI, 6.3–20.4%) in Siping to 23.6% (95% CI, 15.7–31.6%)
in Liaoyuan. There was no significant difference in T. gondii infection among different
regions in Jilin province (P> 0.05). The widespread presence of T. gondii infection in freerange
chickens of Jilin province implies the wide contamination with T. gondii oocysts in the
living environment of people, and free-range chickens might be an important source of
infection for humans.
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