Prevalence of toxoplasma antibodies in dogs in Chandigarh territory, North India.
Sera from 119 dogs examined by the indirect haemagglutination test for Toxoplasma antibodies showed an overall prevalence rate of 29.4 per cent; 10.9 per cent with antibody titre of 1:128 or more. The per cent of positive cases in a dog clinic was not significantly higher than in apparently healthy subjects. Higher titre levels were more frequent in the sera of older animals and in those having concomitant disease.
D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D004285:Dogs; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D007194:India; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000276:immunology*
D000906:Antibodies