A survey of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in pigs in Indonesia.
In August 1994, blood samples were collected from 110 pigs at a slaughter house in Bandar Lampung (Sumatra) and from 98 pigs in a slaughter house in Ujung Pandang (Sulawesi), 208 pigs in total. Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibody titer in these samples was surveyed using the latex agglutination test. The positivity rate was 3.6% (4/110) in Bandar Lampung, and 9.2% (9/98) in Ujung Pandang. The antibody titer was 1:128 in two and 1:512 in two in Bandar Lampung, and 1:64 in six, 1:128 in two, and 1:256 in one in Ujung Pandang, showing that the titer was higher in Bandar Lampung.
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Department of Medical Zoology, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Husin
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Matsuo
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Darmani
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D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan