Li Yongmei, Liu Quan, Li Shumin, Wei Feng, Jin Hongtao, Yang Minghui
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100853, China.
J Parasitol. 2012 Aug;98(4):878-9. doi: 10.1645/GE-3098.1. Epub 2012 Feb 2.
There is a lack of epidemiological data on Toxoplasma gondii infection in dogs from eastern China. In the present study, serum samples from 288 dogs were collected from Xuzhou, Huaiyin, and Yianchen in Jiangsu Province, eastern China, in August 2010; T. gondii antibodies were assayed by a modified agglutination test (MAT). Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 62 of 288 (21.5%) with MAT titers of 1∶25 in 21 dogs, 1∶50 in 15, 1∶100 in 11, 1∶200 in 6, and 1∶400 and above in 3 dogs. The seroprevalence in ≥3-yr-old dogs was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than that in dogs less than 3-yr-old. The results of the present study indicated that infection with T. gondii in household dogs in Jiangsu Province is a public health concern.
中国东部地区犬类弓形虫感染的流行病学数据匮乏。在本研究中，2010年8月从中国东部江苏省徐州、淮阴和盐城采集了288份犬血清样本；采用改良凝集试验（MAT）检测弓形虫抗体。288份样本中有62份（21.5%）检测出弓形虫抗体，其中21只犬的MAT滴度为1∶25，15只为1∶50，11只为1∶100，6只为1∶200，3只犬的MAT滴度为1∶400及以上。≥3岁犬的血清阳性率显著高于（P < 0.05）3岁以下犬。本研究结果表明，江苏省家犬的弓形虫感染是一个公共卫生问题。
