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ArticleBMC veterinary research2018

Low prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in dairy cattle from China's central region.

Hui Dong, Yao Yao Lu, Rui Jing Su, Ying Hua Wang, Meng Yao Wang, Yi Bao Jiang, Yu Rong Yang

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Article in BMC veterinary research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hui DongCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yao Yao LuCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Rui Jing SuCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Ying Hua WangCenter for Animal Disease Control and Prevention of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.
Meng Yao WangCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yi Bao JiangCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yu Rong YangCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China. yangyu7712@sina.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8971-4648
Henan Agricultural University · CNHenan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CN

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2016M600577National Key Research and Development Program of China 2016YFD0500707the Program for Science and Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province 17HASTIT038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundToxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan that can infect humans and other animals, including cattle. Cattle are one of the world's main sources of meat, and people who consume raw or undercooked meat and milk of cattle infected with T. gondii can become infected. In this study, a total of 5292 dairy cattle serum samples, collected from 17 cities (Henan Province, China) from January 2015 to September 2017, were screened for antibodies against T. gondii.

resultsAntibodies to T. gondii were found in 1.93% (102/5292) (95% CI, 1.56-2.30) of dairy cattle using a modified agglutination test (cut-off 1:100). The results showed that geographic location and season may be risk factors for T. gondii infection of cattle (P < 0.05), and the seroprevalence of T. gondii in cattle along the Yellow River is higher than other areas.

conclusionsThis is the first large-scale investigation on the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in cattle from Central China. This survey shows that the T. gondii infection rate of dairy cattle is low; however, these findings provide additional information on the epidemiology of Chinese T. gondii. The possibility of dairy cattle exposure to T. gondii in Central China can not be ignored, and the consumption of raw or undercooked beef or milk may pose a risk to human health.

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Agglutination TestsAnimalsAntibodies, ProtozoanCattleCattle DiseasesChinaFemaleSeroepidemiologic StudiesToxoplasmaToxoplasmosis, AnimalAntibodies, ProtozoanCattleChinaHenan ProvinceModified agglutination testRisk factorSeroprevalenceToxoplasma gondii

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