Seroepidemiology of toxoplasmosis on Taiwan and some of the offshore islands.
Over 4,000 serum specimens from various population groups on Taiwan, Lan Yu, and the Pescadores Islands were tested for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii by use of the indirect hemagglutination test. Only 74 sera were considered to be positive at titers of 1:256 or greater. The highest prevalence rates of positive antibody titers were obtained from 335 people from Ian Yu Island; 59 (18%) were considered positive. A few (11 soldiers) positive titers were detected in sera from 2,487 Chinese Marine recruits on first bleedings and 4 found positive on a second bleeding 12-18 months later. Only a few suspected cases of toxoplasmosis have been reported from humans, yet a number of animals have been found infected with the parasite and other animals found serologically positive. These and other aspects of toxoplasmosis on Taiwan are discussed.
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D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis*; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan