| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection in stray and household cats in regions of seoul, korea. | the principal objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in household and stray cats in seoul, republic of korea. we collected blood samples from 72 stray and 80 household cats, and all samples were examined by elisa and nested pcr. the overall positive rates of toxoplasma gondii in stray cats were 38.9% (28/72), with 15.3% (11/72) in elisa and 30.6% (22/72) in pcr. the positive rate in male stray cats was slightly higher than that of female stray cats. the highes ... | 2010 | 20877509 |
| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection in feral cats in seoul, korea. | the present study assessed the prevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection in feral cat populations in seoul using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and nested polymerase chain reaction (pcr). a total of 456 feral cats from 17 wards in seoul was surveyed. the overall prevalence of t. gondii infection was 15.8% (69/456) by elisa and 17.5% (80/456) by pcr; by gender, 17% (44/259) by elisa and 16.2% (42/259) by pcr in males and 14.3% (28/196) by elisa and 19.4% (38/196) by pcr in females. on ... | 2010 | 21348626 |
| interspecies transmission of the canine influenza h3n2 virus to domestic cats in south korea, 2010. | in the last 4 years, incidences of endemic or epidemic respiratory diseases associated with canine influenza h3n2 virus in asian dogs have been reported in countries such as south korea and china. canine species were considered to be the new natural hosts for this virus. however, at the beginning of 2010, influenza-like respiratory signs, such as dyspnea, were also observed among cats as well as in dogs in an animal shelter located at seoul, south korea. the affected cats showed 100% morbidity a ... | 2011 | 21715595 |