Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in Liaoning cashmere goat from northeastern China.
In the present study, serum samples from 650 goats were collected from five counties between May and June 2012 and antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were detected by indirect haemagglutination assay; 58 (9%) had antibodies to T. gondii with antibody titres of 1:64 to 1:1024. Seropositive samples were distributed in all five counties: seroprevalences in Kuandian county (15%, 21/139, 95% confidence interval [CI] 9-21%) were statistically different from the four other counties (Gaizhou, Huanren, Xiuyan and Liaoyang), and the seroprevalence difference between Xiuyan county (12%, 15/127, 95% CI 6-17%) and two other counties (Huanren, Liaoyang) was significantly different (P < 0.05). To our knowledge, this is the first report of the seroprevalence of T. gondii exposure in Liaoning cashmere goat in China. Our results indicated that Liaoning cashmere goat could be a potential reservoir for the transmission of T. gondii in Liaoning Province.
College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province 121001, P.R. China - College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, P.R. China.
Peng
P
Xu
Jinzhou Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province 121004, P.R. China.
Xia
X
Li
College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province 121001, P.R. China.
Ling
L
Guo
College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province 121001, P.R. China.
Bing
B
Li
College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province 121001, P.R. China.
Jun
J
Wang
College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province 121001, P.R. China.
Di
D
Yu
College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, P.R. China.
Quan
Q
Zhao
College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province 121001, P.R. China.
Xiao-Gang
XG
Liu
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D006041:Goats / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D015047:Zoonoses
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan