| toxoplasma gondii antibodies in hiv and non-hiv infected thai pregnant women. | serological evidence for toxoplasma gondii infection in thai pregnant women was investigated. one thousand six hundred and sixty-nine blood specimens were collected from 838 hiv-seropositive and 831 hiv-seronegative pregnant women attending the antenatal-care clinic at siriraj hospital, bangkok, thailand, during a two-year period. toxoplasma igg antibody was detected, using a solid-phase enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in which the membrane protein p-30 was the predominant antigen. igg positiv ... | 2001 | 12009080 |
| toxoplasma gondii antibody in thai cats and their owners. | humans are thought to acquire toxoplasma infection by three major routes: ingesting food and water contaminated with oocysts from cat excreta, consumption of under-cooked infected meat, and transplacental transfer. congenital clinical toxoplasmosis in the newborn indicating definite transplacental transmission had been reported in thailand, whilst studies concerning infection due to the other two routes were inconclusive. since the way domestic cats live and eat and also the eating behavior of t ... | 2003 | 15115080 |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in stray cats and dogs in the bangkok metropolitan area, thailand. | cats and dogs are the most popular pet animals worldwide. cats are the natural reservoir of toxoplasma gondii and excrete the resistant oocyst to environments. on the other hands, dogs play a role in the mechanical transmission of the parasite. stray cats and dogs in the bangkok metropolitan area are becoming a public concern because there is a considerable increase in their number annually. these facts indicate the risk of mechanically spreading zoonoses including toxoplasmosis to humans since ... | 2007 | 17141415 |
| coinfection of leptospira spp and toxoplasma gondii among stray dogs in bangkok, thailand. | leptospirosis and toxoplasmosis are zoonotic diseases with global importance. asymptomatic animals harboring these pathogens may act as carriers to other animals including humans. the objective of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of leptospira and toxoplasma infections in stray dogs in bangkok. a total of 230 stray dogs from monasteries in a bangkok district were examined for specific antibodies to t. gondii and leptospira. the seroprevalence of t. gondii was determined by a modi ... | 2009 | 19323009 |
| epidemiology of toxoplasma gondii infection of stray cats in bangkok, thailand. | the objective of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis in stray cats in bangkok. sera were collected during 2006 and examined by sabin-feldman dye test. five hundred sixty-four male and 926 female cats in and around monasteries from 50 districts were collected. toxoplasma gondii was detected in 72 (4.8%) of 1,490 cats. the prevalence was significantly higher in females (5.6%) than in males (3.6%). cats more than 5 years old had the highest infection rate (5.1%). fifty-s ... | 2010 | 20578476 |
| serological survey of toxoplasma gondii, dirofilaria immitis, feline immunodeficiency virus (fiv) and feline leukemia virus (felv) infections in pet cats in bangkok and vicinities, thailand. | the seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii, dirofilaria immitis (heartworm), feline immunodeficiency virus (fiv) and feline leukemia virus (felv) infections was examined using serum or plasma samples from 746 pet cats collected between may and july 2009 from clinics and hospitals located in and around bangkok, thailand. the samples were tested for heartworm, fiv, and felv using a commercial elisa. of the 746 samples, 4.6% (34/746) were positive for heartworm antigen, 24.5% (183/746) had circulating ... | 2012 | 22497870 |