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seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection among patients with hand, foot and mouth disease in henan, china: a hospital-based study.the prevalence of infection with toxoplasma gondii (t. gondii) in humans has been increasing in china due to the growing number of cats in the country. hand, foot and mouth disease (hfmd) is a serious public health issue in china and still one of the leading causes of child mortality. however, little is known about the epidemiology of t. gondii infection among hfmd patients.201526653890
genetic characterization of toxoplasma gondii from domestic animals in central china.toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that has a remarkable ability to infect almost all warm-blooded animals, including humans. this study was aimed to determine the genetic characteristics of t. gondii isolates from domestic animals in henan province, central china. a total of 363 dna samples, including 208 from hilar lymph nodes of pigs, 36 from blood samples of cats, 12 from tissues of aborted bovine fetuses and 107 from blood samples of dams with history of abortion in hen ...201526695215
prevalence and genetic characterization of toxoplasma gondii in pet dogs in central china.the prevalence and genotype of toxoplasma gondii infection in dogs in henan province, central china was investigated. a total of 125 blood samples were collected from pet dogs during april to june 2013, and all samples were examined by indirect hemagglutination antibody test (iha) and nested pcr. the overall t. gondii prevalence in pet dogs was 24.0% (30/125), with 20.8% (26/125) in iha and 10.4% (13/125) in pcr, respectively. no statistical associations were found between animal gender and age ...201525748720
low prevalence of neospora caninum and toxoplasma gondii antibodies in dogs in jilin, henan and anhui provinces of the people's republic of china.neospora caninum and toxoplasma gondii are important pathogens of worldwide distribution. n. caninum is a major cause of abortion in cattle and dogs are main reservoirs because they excrete the environmentally resistant oocysts. toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis and dogs are considered as sentinels for this parasite because of their close contact with people and cats; additionally dog meat is also used for human consumption in china. the aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence ...201425495616
toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum in free-range chickens in henan province of china.background. chickens serve as an intermediate host for toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum; infection of free-range (fr) chickens with these organisms is a useful indicator of soil and environmental contamination with oocysts. a total of 700 fr chicken serum samples and 300 heart samples were collected from henan province from march to july 2015. antibodies to t. gondii were found in 18.86% (132/700) of the chickens by modified agglutination test (cut-off 1 : 25), while 23.14% (162/700) were ...201627274992
seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii in dogs in shandong, henan, and heilongjiang provinces, and in the xinjiang uygur autonomous region, people's republic of china.abstract seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection was determined in sera of 632 (551 pets, 81 stray) dogs from shandong, henan, and heilongjiang provinces, and in the xinjiang uygur autonomous region, china (prc) using the indirect hemagglutination assay (iha, cut off titer 1:64 or higher); 11.1% were seropositive. the seroprevalence in stray dogs and in dogs ?3 yr-old was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than that in household dogs and in dogs <3 yr- old. there were no significant differe ...201121859330
seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection and risk factors in domestic sheep in henan province, central china.sheep are highly susceptible to infections with toxoplasma gondii and play a major role in the transmission of toxoplasmosis to humans. in the present study, 779 serum samples from sheep were collected from henan province, central china from march 2015 to may 2016, and antibodies to t. gondii were detected by modified agglutination test (mat). the overall seroprevalence of t. gondii in sheep was 12.71% (99/779). the risk factors significantly associated with t. gondii seroprevalence were the geo ...201627882868
genetic characterization of toxoplasma gondii isolates from pigs in china.toxoplasma gondii genetic diversity varies in different geographical regions. in south america, t. gondii isolates are highly diverse, whereas in north america and europe, the parasite is highly clonal, with 3 distinct lineage types (i, ii, iii). however, little is known of the t. gondii genotypes in the people's republic of china. because pork is considered the principal meat source for t. gondii infection in china, we conducted a survey to determine the prevalence and genetic diversity of this ...201020481661
seroepidemiology of toxoplasma gondii infection in patients with liver disease in eastern china.the role of the protozoan parasite toxoplasma gondii in the pathogenesis of liver disease has recently gained much interest. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with t. gondii infection in patients with liver disease from three cities in shandong and henan provinces, china. a case-control study was conducted from december 2014 to november 2015 and included 1142 patients with liver disease and 1142 healthy controls. serum samples were collected from a ...201728677516
diagnosis of swine toxoplasmosis by pcr and genotyping of toxoplasma gondii from pigs in henan, central china.toxoplasma gondii, a widely prevalent protozoan parasite, causes serious toxoplasmosis infections in humans and other animals. among livestock, pigs are susceptible to t. gondii infection. despite henan being one of the biggest pig-raising provinces in china, little information exists on the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis in this location. therefore, we molecularly characterized dna samples from pigs in henan. a total of 1647 samples, including 952 from dead piglets, 478 from seriously sick fatte ...201728569215
seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic cats in central china.to investigate the seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic cats in central china, 843 serum samples were collected in henan province between march 2015 and may 2016 and tested for igg antibodies against t. gondii using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). the overall seroprevalence of t. gondii was 21% (178/843). no significant difference was observed based on the sex of cats (p > 0.05). significantly higher seroprevalence (p < 0.05) was observed in mixed-breed cats ( ...201728322721
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