title: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in pigs in southwestern China.
abstract: The seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pigs was investigated in Yunnan province, Southwestern China between March 2008 and January 2009. A total of 831 serum samples were collected from 9 counties and assayed for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies by indirect haemagglutination (IHA) test. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 16.97% (141/831) with slaughter pigs having the highest rate (22.28%), followed by breeding sows (16.59%). The results of the present survey indicated that infection with T. gondii in pigs is widely spread in China, including the Yunnan province, and is of public health concern.
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650201, PR China.
authors.forename: Feng-Cai
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Xiu-Tao
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yin-Jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guo-Hong
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Xing-Quan
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan