Xu Peng, Li Xia, Guo Ling, Li Bing, Wang Jun, Yu Di, Zhao Quan, Liu Xiao-Gang
College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province 121001, P.R. China - College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, P.R. China.
Jinzhou Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province 121004, P.R. China.
Parasite. 2014;21:22. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2014023. Epub 2014 May 21.
In the present study, serum samples from 650 goats were collected from five counties between May and June 2012 and antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were detected by indirect haemagglutination assay; 58 (9%) had antibodies to T. gondii with antibody titres of 1:64 to 1:1024. Seropositive samples were distributed in all five counties: seroprevalences in Kuandian county (15%, 21/139, 95% confidence interval [CI] 9-21%) were statistically different from the four other counties (Gaizhou, Huanren, Xiuyan and Liaoyang), and the seroprevalence difference between Xiuyan county (12%, 15/127, 95% CI 6-17%) and two other counties (Huanren, Liaoyang) was significantly different (P < 0.05). To our knowledge, this is the first report of the seroprevalence of T. gondii exposure in Liaoning cashmere goat in China. Our results indicated that Liaoning cashmere goat could be a potential reservoir for the transmission of T. gondii in Liaoning Province.
在本研究中,于2012年5月至6月期间从五个县采集了650只山羊的血清样本,并通过间接血凝试验检测了抗弓形虫抗体;58只(9%)山羊有抗弓形虫抗体,抗体效价为1:64至1:1024。血清阳性样本分布在所有五个县:宽甸县的血清阳性率(15%,21/139,95%置信区间[CI] 9 - 21%)与其他四个县(盖州、桓仁、岫岩和辽阳)在统计学上有差异,且岫岩县(12%,15/127,95% CI 6 - 17%)与其他两个县(桓仁、辽阳)之间的血清阳性率差异显著(P < 0.05)。据我们所知,这是中国辽宁省绒山羊弓形虫暴露血清阳性率的首次报告。我们的结果表明,辽宁绒山羊可能是辽宁省弓形虫传播的潜在宿主。