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  • Title: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pigs, in Zhejiang Province, China.
    Author: Yu HJ, Zhang Z, Liu Z, Qu DF, Zhang DF, Zhang HL, Zhou QJ, Du AF.
    Journal: J Parasitol; 2011 Aug; 97(4):748-9. PubMed ID: 21506845.
    Abstract:
    Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pigs in 10 regions of Zhejiang Province, China, was obtained by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Anti- T. gondii antibodies were found in 53.4% (434/813) of pigs. Results were analyzed by a chi-square (χ(2)) test. Differences were observed according to farm size, animal age, and sampling regions. Seroprevalences in pigs raised on small farms (71.4%) were significantly higher than that (42.7%) on large farms (P < 0.05), and seroprevalence increased progressively with age. The seroprevalence ranged from 28.1% to 66.0% in different regions, with Jiaxing having the lowest level (28.1%), followed by Hangzhou (36.0%) and Taizhou (42.0%). This is the first study on seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in pigs in Zhejiang Province.
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