Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Stray and Household Cats in Regions of Seoul, Korea
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 267-270, 2010.
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
The principal objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in household and stray cats in Seoul, Republic of Korea. We collected blood samples from 72 stray and 80 household cats, and all samples were examined by ELISA and nested PCR. The overall positive rates of Toxoplasma gondii in stray cats were 38.9% (28/72), with 15.3% (11/72) in ELISA and 30.6% (22/72) in PCR. The positive rate in male stray cats was slightly higher than that of female stray cats. The highest positive rate of T. gondii infection was noted in Gangnam and Songpa populations in ELISA and in Gwangjin population in PCR. In household cats, however, we could not detect any specific antibodies or DNA for T. gondii. In conclusion, we recognized that the infection rate of toxoplasmosis in stray cats in Seoul was considerably high but household cats were free from infection.
Key words
النص الكامل:
1
الفهرس:
WPRIM
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Toxoplasma
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Antibodies, Protozoan
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Cat Diseases
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Toxoplasmosis, Animal
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Prevalence
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Republic of Korea
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Animals, Domestic
نوع الدراسة:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
المحددات:
Animals
البلد/الأقليم حسب الموضوع:
Asia
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
السنة:
2010
نوع:
Article