title: Seroprevalence ofToxoplasma gondiiInfection in Wild Boars, Wild Rabbits, and Wild Chickens in Hubei Province, China.
abstract: Toxoplasma gondiicauses serious infection worldwide in humans and animals. In this study, the seroepidemiology of toxoplasmosis was investigated in wild boars (Sus scrofa) (n=377), wild rabbits (cape hare,Lapus capensis) (n=331), and wild chickens (red junglefwol,Gallus gallus) (n=571) in 4 forested and country sided area of Hubei province of China. For this, blood samples were collected and tested by indirect hemagglutination test (IHA). The seroprevalence was found to be 7.2%, 5.1%, and 12.6% in wild boars, rabbits, and chickens, respectively, with significant differences among these species. The prevalence ofT. gondiiinfection in male and female wild boars was found to be 7.9% and 6.5% (P<0.01), in male and female rabbits was 5.6% and 4.9% (P<0.01), and in male and female chickens was 17.1% and 7.7% (P<0.01), respectively, with significant differences between 2 genders of chickens (P<0.01). The findings of this study may help in planning of the prevention measures againstT. gondiiinfection in wild animals in this area.
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Sciences, Wenzhou Vocational College of Science and Technology, Wenzhou 325006, China.|College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors.forename: Houqiang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: University College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shahzad
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors.forename: Yanfang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.|Animal Husbandry Technology Extending Stations, Yi Chang, 443000, China.
authors.forename: Xiong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D002645:Chickens; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D034421:Sus scrofa; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan
keywords: Hubei province; Toxoplasma gondii; indirect hemagglutination; seroprevalence; wild boar; wild chicken; wild rabbit