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Serological Survey of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in the Domestic Goose (Anser domestica) in Southern China |
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| Authors: | C Yan C L Yue H Zhang C C Yin Y He Z G Yuan R Q Lin H Q Song K X Zhang X Q Zhu |
| Institution: | 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China;2. Guangdong Institute for Animal Disease Control and Surveillance, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China;3. Department of Infectious Disease, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‐sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China;4. State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China;5. College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China |
| Abstract: | In the present study, the antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in 191 farm‐bred and 83 house‐bred geese (Anser domestica) were assessed for the prevalence of T. gondii infection in southern China with the modified agglutination test. Antibodies to T. gondii (MAT ≥ 1 : 5) were found in 27 (14.14%) of farm‐bred geese and 14 (16.87%) of house‐bred geese. Geese infected with T. gondii may be a source of T. gondii infection for humans and cats. |
| Keywords: | Anser domestica China geese Guangdong Province modified agglutination test prevalence Toxoplasma gondii toxoplasmosis |