Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii Exposure among Horses in Korea

The present study investigated the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) antibodies by ELISA in horses reared in Korea. Serum samples were collected from 2009 through 2013 from 816 horses reared in Korea. Analysis was performed using a commercial toxoplasmosis ELISA kit to detect anti-T. g...

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Autores principales: LEE, Seung-Hun, LEE, Sang-Eun, SEO, Min-Goo, GOO, Youn-Kyoung, CHO, Kwang-Hyun, CHO, Gil-Jae, KWON, Oh-Deog, KWAK, Dongmi, LEE, Won-Ja
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2014
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Parasitology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4300387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25649954
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.14-0353
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description The present study investigated the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) antibodies by ELISA in horses reared in Korea. Serum samples were collected from 2009 through 2013 from 816 horses reared in Korea. Analysis was performed using a commercial toxoplasmosis ELISA kit to detect anti-T. gondii antibodies. Overall, 24 out of 816 horses (2.9%) were seropositive for T. gondii. The result was analyzed by age, gender, breed and region. Significant differences were observed according to breed and region (P<0.05). This is the first nationwide serological investigation of T. gondii in horses reared in Korea. The study results reveal that T. gondii occurs nationwide in Korean horses.
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spelling pubmed-43003872015-02-06 Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii Exposure among Horses in Korea LEE, Seung-Hun LEE, Sang-Eun SEO, Min-Goo GOO, Youn-Kyoung CHO, Kwang-Hyun CHO, Gil-Jae KWON, Oh-Deog KWAK, Dongmi LEE, Won-Ja J Vet Med Sci Parasitology The present study investigated the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) antibodies by ELISA in horses reared in Korea. Serum samples were collected from 2009 through 2013 from 816 horses reared in Korea. Analysis was performed using a commercial toxoplasmosis ELISA kit to detect anti-T. gondii antibodies. Overall, 24 out of 816 horses (2.9%) were seropositive for T. gondii. The result was analyzed by age, gender, breed and region. Significant differences were observed according to breed and region (P<0.05). This is the first nationwide serological investigation of T. gondii in horses reared in Korea. The study results reveal that T. gondii occurs nationwide in Korean horses. The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2014-09-18 2014-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4300387/ /pubmed/25649954 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.14-0353 Text en ©2014 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
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KWAK, Dongmi
LEE, Won-Ja
Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii Exposure among Horses in Korea
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title_fullStr Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii Exposure among Horses in Korea
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title_short Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii Exposure among Horses in Korea
title_sort evidence of toxoplasma gondii exposure among horses in korea
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4300387/
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