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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Screening of Toxoplasmosis in Owned and Stray Dogs of District Faisalabad, Pakistan through Latex Agglutination and Indirect ELISA.

Hamidullah, Muhammad Saqib, Muhammad Sohail Sajid, Sabir Hussain, Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan, Khurram Ashfaq, Sadia Ghazanfer, Asif Ali Butt, Mahvish Maqbool, Sibtain Ahmad and 1 more

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

HamidullahDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
Muhammad SaqibDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-2796-1413
Muhammad Sohail SajidDepartment of Parasitology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
Sabir HussainDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8573-1907
Hafiz Muhammad RizwanSection of Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, KBCMA College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sub Campus UVAS, Lahore 51600, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-6048-7610
Khurram AshfaqDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
Sadia GhazanferDepartment of Parasitology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
Asif Ali ButtRiphah International University, Faisalabad Campus, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
Mahvish MaqboolDepartment of Parasitology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-5769-6729
Sibtain AhmadInstitute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-3921-8838
Olivier Andre SparaganoDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3141-310X
University of Agriculture Faisalabad · PKUniversity of Faisalabad · PKCity University of Hong Kong · HKRiphah International University · PKUniversity of Veterinary and Animal Sciences · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMATERIALS AND

methodsCommercially available Latex Agglutination Test (LAT) kits were used for the screening of samples (139 stray and 150 owned), followed by confirmation through ELISA. For the statistical analyses, chi-square was used to correlate the prevalence of toxoplasmosis with various factors.

resultsThe overall prevalence of toxoplasmosis, determined by the LAT, was 22.5% and, by ELISA, was 21.8%. A nonsignificant association of toxoplasmosis was determined among owned and stray dogs. Among owned dog breeds, Bulldogs showed 28.30% prevalence, and among stray dogs, the highest prevalence was determined in Bhakarwal dogs (39.29%). Young and female dogs showed a slightly higher prevalence of toxoplasmosis than adults and males, respectively.

conclusionsThe present study determined by LAT and ELISA in owned dogs showed the same results, while a little variation was found in the stray dogs. It is concluded that both owned and stray dogs are infected with toxoplasmosis in Faisalabad District, and based on this, it is recommended that province-wide epidemiological studies be carried out to examine the prevalence of

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owned dogsprevalenceserodiagnosisstray dogstoxoplasmosis

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PMID36365058
PMCPMC9698280
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