title: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in police dogs in Shenyang, Northeastern China.
abstract: In recent years, worldwide surveys of Toxoplasma gondii infection in dogs have been reported. However, only limited surveys of T. gondii infection in police dogs have been available, including China. In the present study, we report the seroprevalence of T. gondii in police dogs in Shenyang, northeastern China. Sera from 291 police dogs were examined for T. gondii antibodies with the modified agglutination test (MAT), and 30.9% animals were tested seropositive. The results of the present study indicated a relatively high prevalence of T. gondii infection in police dogs in Shenyang, China.
authors: Shenyang Police Dog Technical College, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110034, China.
authors: Cheng-Wu
authors: CW
authors: Liu
authors: Na
authors: N
authors: Yang
authors: Jian-Bin
authors: JB
authors: He
authors: Ming-Yang
authors: MY
authors: Mu
authors: Min
authors: M
authors: Yang
authors: Ning
authors: N
authors: Sun
authors: Hong-Kui
authors: HK
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan
keywords: China; Shenyang; Toxoplasma gondii; modified agglutination test; police dog; seroprevalence