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ArticleParasite (Paris, France)2017

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic cats in central China.

Shuai Wang, Yonghua Zhou, Jingyuan Niu, Qing Xie, Tingwei Xiao, Yunchao Chen, Han Li, Chenchen Ma, Haizhu Zhang, Shiguo Liu and 1 more

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Article in Parasite (Paris, France), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Seroprevalence ofJournal of veterinary science · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Shuai WangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, PR China.
Yonghua ZhouJiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Key Laboratory on Technology for Parasitic Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular Biology of Parasites, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214064, PR China.
Jingyuan NiuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, PR China.
Qing XieSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, PR China.
Tingwei XiaoSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, PR China.
Yunchao ChenSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, PR China.
Han LiSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, PR China.
Chenchen MaSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, PR China.
Haizhu ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, PR China.
Shiguo LiuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, PR China.
Zhenchao ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, PR China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To investigate the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic cats in central China, 843 serum samples were collected in Henan province between March 2015 and May 2016 and tested for IgG antibodies against T. gondii using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The overall seroprevalence of T. gondii was 21% (178/843). No significant difference was observed based on the sex of cats (p > 0.05). Significantly higher seroprevalence (p < 0.05) was observed in mixed-breed cats (24%) compared to purebred cats (17%). Seroprevalence in rural cats (29%) was significantly higher (p < 0.01) than in urban cats (16%), and increased significantly (p < 0.01) with age. These results showed that T. gondii was highly prevalent in domestic cats in Henan province, central China, which might have important implications for public health.

Indexed as

Age DistributionAnimalsAntibodies, ProtozoanCat DiseasesCatsChinaFemaleImmunoglobulin GMaleSeroepidemiologic StudiesSex DistributionSurveys and QuestionnairesToxoplasmaToxoplasmosis, AnimalAntibodies, ProtozoanImmunoglobulin G

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PMID28322721
PMCPMC5364776

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