title: Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Farmed Minks (Neovison vison) in Northeastern and Eastern China.
abstract: Toxoplasma gondii is an important intracellular parasite, which can infect endothermic vertebrate animals, including minks (Neovison vison). However, information on T. gondii infection in minks in China is limited. Therefore, we investigated the seroprevalence and risk factors of T. gondii infection in minks in northeastern and eastern China. A total of 1499 mink blood samples were randomly collected from eight cities between March 2014 and January 2015 in northeastern and eastern China, and antibodies to T. gondii were examined using the modified agglutination test. Overall, the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection was 8.14% in the examined minks. The T. gondii seroprevalence was different among cities (ranging from 1.85% in Changchun to 15.75% in Dalian), genders (4.31% in male and 6.22% in female), seasons (spring: 11.64%; summer: 7.34%; autumn: 7.37%; and winter: 7.32%), and ages (young: 5.79%; subadult: 5.03%; and adult: 11.08%). Region and age were considered as risk factors for T. gondii infection. These results provided baseline data for the prevention and control of T. gondii infection in minks in China.
authors.affiliation: 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University , Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China .|2 State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China .
authors.forename: Wen-Bin
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University , Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China .|2 State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China .
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.affiliation: 3 Jilin Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau , Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China .
authors.forename: Qing-Feng
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University , Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China .|2 State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China .
authors.forename: Jian-Gang
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University , Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China .
authors.forename: Chun-Feng
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 2 State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China .|4 Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University College of Veterinary Medicine , Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China .
authors.forename: Xing-Quan
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: 1 College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University , Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China .
authors.forename: Ai-Dong
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Qian
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008907:Mink; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*
keywords: China; Mink (Neovison vison); Modified agglutination test; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasma gondii