title: A survey of seropositivity to antigen B, an immunodiagnostic antigen for human cystic echinococcosis, in domestic animals in Mongolia.
abstract: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is well known to be an important zoonotic disease and national disease due to the traditional nomadic life style in Mongolia. The present study was carried out to obtain data on the seropositivity to antigen B, in domestic livestock, goats, sheep and cattle, in each province of Mongolia. The seropositivity to antigen B varied by province and ranged from 0% to 25.0% in goats, 0% to 12.5% in sheep, and 0% to 13.3% in cattle. In total, 9.2% of goats, 3.6% of sheep and 5.9% of cattle in Mongolia showed seropositivity.
authors: Laboratory of Helminthology, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Zaisan, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Chinchuluun
authors: Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan. Electronic address: yasusako@asahikawa-med.ac.jp.
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Sako
authors: Laboratory of Protozoology, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Zaisan, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Khatanbaatar
authors: Laboratory of Helminthology, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Zaisan, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Bayarmaa
authors: Laboratory of Helminthology, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Zaisan, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Lkhagvatseren
authors: Laboratory of Protozoology, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Zaisan, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Battsetseg
authors: Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Yanagida
authors: Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Itoh
authors: Department of Medical Biology and Histology, School of Biomedicine, Health Science University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Temuulen
authors: Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, TX, USA.
authors: C M
authors: CM
authors: Budke
authors: Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Ito
authors: Laboratory of Helminthology, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Zaisan, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Batsukh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006041:Goats; D015801:Helminth Proteins / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D008986:Mongolia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D015801:Helminth Proteins; D008074:Lipoproteins; C089273:antigen B, Echinococcus
keywords: Cystic echinococcosis; Domestic animals; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Mongolia