title: Seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae and Toxoplasma gondii among healthy individuals in Thailand.
abstract: The seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae and Toxoplasma gondii among apparently healthy individuals, mainly blood donors, in Thailand was investigated by an indirect fluorescent antibody technique and by a latex agglutination test, respectively. Of 163 serum samples examined, 9 (5.5%) were found to be positive for B. henselae-IgG, 2 (1.2%) for B. henselae-IgM, and 5 (3.1%) for the T. gondii antibody. No significant difference was observed between male and female samples in the serological test with either B. henselae or T. gondii. The age of individuals with B. henselae-IgG was distributed from the 20s to the 70s, and B. henselae-IgM was found in the individuals of the 30s and 60s. The age of T. gondii positive samples ranged from the 20s to the 60s. In this study, the prevalence of B. henselae infection among healthy individuals in Thailand was serologically demonstrated for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boonmar
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kabeya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsube
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011634:Public Health; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan