Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Buffaloes, Sheep and Goats in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China

Fengcai ZOU; Xin YU; Yan YANG; Shuang HU; Hua CHANG; Jianfa YANG; Gang DUAN

Iranian Journal of Parasitology (Dec 2015)

Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Buffaloes, Sheep and Goats in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China

Fengcai ZOU,
Xin YU,
Yan YANG,
Shuang HU,
Hua CHANG,
Jianfa YANG,
Gang DUAN

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Fengcai ZOU: School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 650091, PR China AND College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 650201, PR China
Xin YU: College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 650201, PR China
Yan YANG: College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 650201, PR China AND State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, 730046, PR China
Shuang HU: College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 650201, PR China
Hua CHANG: College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 650201, PR China
Jianfa YANG: College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 650201, PR China
Gang DUAN: College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 650201, PR China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 4

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Background: The seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in buffaloes, sheep and goats in Yunnan Province, southwestern China was conducted between May 2012 and December 2013. Methods: A total of 973 (427 buffaloes, 154 sheep and 392 goats) serum samples were collected from seven administrative regions of Yunnan Province, and examined for T. gondii antibodies by indirect hemagglutination (IHA) test. Some risk factors related to species, age, gender and geographical origin were determined using a multinomial logistic regression. Results: The overall seroprevalence of T. gondii in ruminant species was estimated at 11.9%. The final logistic regression model demonstrated that host species and geographical origin were the main risk factors associated with T. gondii infection (P﹤0.05). Conclusion: Taken together, the results of the present study revealed a high exposure to T. gondii in ruminant species in Yunnan Province, which has an important implication for public health.

Published in Iranian Journal of Parasitology

ISSN: 1735-7020 (Print); 2008-238X (Online)
Publisher: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://ijpa.tums.ac.ir

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