The prevalence of toxoplasma antibodies in swine sera in Finland.
A total of 1847 swine sera obtained from the 10 largest abattoirs slaughtering swine in Finland were examined by ELISA for toxoplasma antibodies. The sample represented 0.64% of the total number of swine slaughtered in these abattoirs over a period of 2 months. The prevalence of toxoplasma antibodies in swine sera was 2.5%.
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National Veterinary Institute, Department of Food Hygiene, Finland.
D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan