title: Prevalence of antibody to Toxoplasma gondii in black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), Dianchi Lake, China.
abstract: Sera from 659 Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in Dianchi Lake, China were assayed for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies using the modified agglutination test (MAT). Specific T. gondii antibodies were detected in 131 (19.9%) Black-headed Gulls (MAT titer ≥ 1 ∶ 5). These results indicate that T. gondii infection is common in Black-headed Gulls.
authors.affiliation: 1  College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650201, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Jiang-qiang
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Fei-Zhou
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Yong-zhang
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Xing-quan
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Feng-cai
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Zou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D046091:Charadriiformes; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan