Xin Ke-Sheng, Liu Hui, Wang Hong-Bing, Yao Zong-Liang
Teachers college of Qingdao University, Shandong province, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.
Department of Medical Laboratory Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266034, People's Republic of China.
Korean J Parasitol. 2015 Aug;53(4):489-92. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2015.53.4.489. Epub 2015 Aug 25.
Although Toxoplasma gondii infection in primary school children has been investigated in many countries, limited surveys have been available in primary school children in China. In the present study, we report the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in primary school children in Shandong province, China. Sera from 6,000 primary school children were evaluated for T. gondii antibodies with ELISA. The overall seroprevalence of T. gondii infection was 16.0% (961/6,000), of which 14.5% (870/6,000) were positive for anti-T. gondii IgG antibodies, 3.4% (206/6,000) positive for IgM, and 1.9% (115/6,000) were positive for both IgG and IgM. The results of the present investigation indicated a high seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in primary school children in Shandong province, China. Therefore, effective measures should be taken to prevent and control T. gondii infection in primary school children in this province. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of T. gondii seroprevalence in primary school children in Shandong province, China.
尽管许多国家都对小学生的弓形虫感染情况进行了调查,但中国针对小学生的相关调查却很有限。在本研究中,我们报告了中国山东省小学生弓形虫感染的血清流行率。采用酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)对6000名小学生的血清进行弓形虫抗体检测。弓形虫感染的总体血清流行率为16.0%(961/6000),其中抗弓形虫IgG抗体阳性率为14.5%(870/6000),IgM阳性率为3.4%(206/6000),IgG和IgM均阳性率为1.9%(115/6000)。本调查结果表明中国山东省小学生弓形虫感染的血清流行率较高。因此,应采取有效措施预防和控制该省小学生的弓形虫感染。据我们所知,这是中国山东省小学生弓形虫血清流行率的首次报告。