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. 2016:23:44.
doi: 10.1051/parasite/2016053. Epub 2016 Oct 20.

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in goats in Hunan province, China

Fen Li  1 , Shi-Ping Wang  2 , Chang-Jian Wang  3 , Shi-Cheng He  3 , Xiang Wu  4 , Guo-Hua Liu  5
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in goats in Hunan province, China

Fen Li et al. Parasite. 2016.

Abstract
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Toxoplasma gondii infections are prevalent in animals and humans worldwide. In the present investigation, the seroprevalence of T. gondii in goats was investigated in Hunan province, subtropical China between March 2014 and December 2015. A total of 1,028 serum samples collected from 14 administrative regions of Hunan province were evaluated by the indirect hemagglutination test (IHAT) for the detection of specific antibodies. Antibodies to T. gondii were detected in 124 serum samples (12%). The T. gondii seroprevalence ranged from 1.7% to 19% among different regions in subtropical China, and the differences were statistically significant (p < 0.01). The results of the present survey indicated that T. gondii infection is prevalent in goats in Hunan, which poses a potential risk for human infection with T. gondii in this province.

Les infections par Toxoplasma gondii sont répandues chez les animaux et les humains dans le monde entier. Dans la présente enquête, la séroprévalence de T. gondii chez les chèvres a été étudiée dans la province du Hunan, en Chine subtropicale, entre mars 2014 et décembre 2015. Un total de 1028 échantillons de sérum prélevés dans 14 régions administratives de la province du Hunan ont été évaluées par le test d’hémagglutination indirecte (IHAT) pour la détection d’anticorps spécifiques. Les anticorps dirigés contre T. gondii ont été détectés dans 124 échantillons de sérum (12 %). La séroprévalence de T. gondii a varié de 1.7 % à 19 % entre les différentes régions en Chine subtropicale, et les différences étaient statistiquement significatives (p < 0.01). Les résultats de la présente étude indiquent que l’infection par T. gondii est très répandue chez les chèvres dans le Hunan, ce qui pose un risque potentiel pour l’infection humaine par T. gondii dans cette province.

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