Prevalence of Toxoplasma antibodies in rhesus monkeys in India.
A serological survey of Toxoplasma antibodies prevalent in rhesus monkeys in India using an indirect haemagglutination test is reported. Of 94 monkeys 56.4 percent were positive to an antibody titre of 1:8 or more, 28.7 percent to a titre of 1.32 or more, while 17 percent showed a positivity level of 1:128 or more. The significance of these findings is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D000882:Haplorhini; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D007194:India; D051379:Mice; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*
D000906:Antibodies