Aganga A O, Kwanashie G G, Belino E D
Int J Zoonoses. 1983 Dec;10(2):155-8.
A serological survey of Toxoplasma antibodies was carried out amongst horses used for polo game in Nigeria using the indirect haemagglutination test (IHA). A total of 70 horses from Kaduna, Kano and Jos that were assembled in Zaria for the annual national tournament were sampled. 26 (37.1%) of these were seropositive to T. gondii with the highest serological titre at 1:256. Out of the 52 local breeds, 20 (38.5%) were seropositive while of the 18 Argentine breeds, 6 (33.0%) were seropositive. No significant difference was found amongst the breeds. With the increasing interest in the game of polo in Nigeria and with the findings that T. gondii could cause encephalomyelitis in horses, the need to take precautionary measures so that these horses don't get infection cannot be over emphasized.
在尼日利亚，使用间接血凝试验（IHA）对用于马球比赛的马匹进行了弓形虫抗体血清学调查。从卡杜纳、卡诺和约斯收集的70匹马被聚集在扎里亚参加年度全国锦标赛，并对它们进行了采样。其中26匹（37.1%）对刚地弓形虫血清呈阳性，最高血清滴度为1:256。在52匹本地品种马中，20匹（38.5%）血清呈阳性，而在18匹阿根廷品种马中，6匹（33.0%）血清呈阳性。不同品种之间未发现显著差异。随着尼日利亚对马球运动的兴趣日益增加，以及有研究发现刚地弓形虫可导致马匹脑脊髓炎，采取预防措施以防止这些马匹感染的必要性再怎么强调也不为过。
