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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi among domestic rabbits in central China

Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are frequently reared for meat production in China. The aim of this study was to assess the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi, and risk factors of infection in domestic rabbits raised in Henan province, central China. 1,213 serum samples...

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Autores principales: Wang, Shuai, Yao, Zhijun, Li, Lingjuan, Pan, Yaoqian, Li, Pengju, Nan, Xiaoxu, Xie, Qing, Zhang, Zhenchao
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Publicado: EDP Sciences 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5844235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29521259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2018010
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author Wang, Shuai
Yao, Zhijun
Li, Lingjuan
Pan, Yaoqian
Li, Pengju
Nan, Xiaoxu
Xie, Qing
Zhang, Zhenchao
author_facet Wang, Shuai
Yao, Zhijun
Li, Lingjuan
Pan, Yaoqian
Li, Pengju
Nan, Xiaoxu
Xie, Qing
Zhang, Zhenchao
author_sort Wang, Shuai
collection PubMed
description Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are frequently reared for meat production in China. The aim of this study was to assess the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi, and risk factors of infection in domestic rabbits raised in Henan province, central China. 1,213 serum samples of domestic rabbits were collected and tested for anti-T. gondii and anti-E. cuniculi antibodies using a modified agglutination test (MAT) and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. The serum positive rates of T. gondii and E. cuniculi were 128/1,213 (10.55%) and 235/1,213 (19.37%), respectively. Co-infection of T. gondii and E. cuniculi was demonstrated in 84 specimens; 44 rabbits were seropositive for T. gondii alone, while 151 rabbits were seropositive for E. cuniculi alone. The main risk factors simultaneously associated with T. gondii and E. cuniculi infection were the age of the rabbit, the type of food, and the rabbit rearing system. Serum positive rates of T. gondii and E. cuniculi among domestic rabbits were high, indicating the possibility of public health issues.
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spelling pubmed-58442352018-03-14 Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi among domestic rabbits in central China Wang, Shuai Yao, Zhijun Li, Lingjuan Pan, Yaoqian Li, Pengju Nan, Xiaoxu Xie, Qing Zhang, Zhenchao Parasite Research Article Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are frequently reared for meat production in China. The aim of this study was to assess the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi, and risk factors of infection in domestic rabbits raised in Henan province, central China. 1,213 serum samples of domestic rabbits were collected and tested for anti-T. gondii and anti-E. cuniculi antibodies using a modified agglutination test (MAT) and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. The serum positive rates of T. gondii and E. cuniculi were 128/1,213 (10.55%) and 235/1,213 (19.37%), respectively. Co-infection of T. gondii and E. cuniculi was demonstrated in 84 specimens; 44 rabbits were seropositive for T. gondii alone, while 151 rabbits were seropositive for E. cuniculi alone. The main risk factors simultaneously associated with T. gondii and E. cuniculi infection were the age of the rabbit, the type of food, and the rabbit rearing system. Serum positive rates of T. gondii and E. cuniculi among domestic rabbits were high, indicating the possibility of public health issues. EDP Sciences 2018-03-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5844235/ /pubmed/29521259 http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2018010 Text en © S. Wang et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2018 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Article
Wang, Shuai
Yao, Zhijun
Li, Lingjuan
Pan, Yaoqian
Li, Pengju
Nan, Xiaoxu
Xie, Qing
Zhang, Zhenchao
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi among domestic rabbits in central China
title Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi among domestic rabbits in central China
title_full Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi among domestic rabbits in central China
title_fullStr Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi among domestic rabbits in central China
title_full_unstemmed Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi among domestic rabbits in central China
title_short Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi among domestic rabbits in central China
title_sort seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii and encephalitozoon cuniculi among domestic rabbits in central china
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5844235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29521259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2018010
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