title: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in yaks (Bos grunniens) in northwestern China.
abstract: The seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in yaks (Bos grunniens) was surveyed in Qinghai Province, northwestern China in May and June 2010. A total of 650 serum samples were collected from six counties and assayed for T. gondii antibodies by an indirect hemagglutination test. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 35.08% (228/650) with the highest rate of 55.34% in Chengduo County. The results of the present survey indicated that infection with T. gondii in cattle is widely spread in China, including yaks in Qinghai Province.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 666 Liuying Xi Lu, Changchun, 130122, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Quan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jinshan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Quanbang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Limin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Ruilin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xinglong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guangwei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Hongtao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002417:Cattle / Q000469:parasitology*; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan