title: Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in stray dogs in Taipei, Taiwan.
abstract: From October 2005 through September 2006, blood samples collected from 1,412 (768 male, 644 female) 1-yr-old and older stray dogs in Taipei City, Taiwan, were tested for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii using the latex agglutination test (LAT). Antibodies (LAT titers >1:32) to T. gondii were found in 284 (20.1%) of the animals. Seroprevalences were not affected by the sex or density of dogs. The prevalence was highest in dogs from the eastern part of the city.
authors.affiliation: Taipei Municipal Institute for Animal Health, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Jen
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Wen-Cheng
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Andrew C Y
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.forename: Chin-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Yu-Yang
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Shawn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Ying-Ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006813:Humidity; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011891:Rain; D012621:Seasons; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan