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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Police Dogs in Shenyang, Northeastern China

  • Liu, Cheng-Wu (Shenyang Police Dog Technical College) ;
  • Yang, Na (College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University) ;
  • He, Jian-Bin (College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University) ;
  • Mu, Ming-Yang (College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University) ;
  • Yang, Min (Shenyang Police Dog Technical College) ;
  • Sun, Ning (Shenyang Police Dog Technical College) ;
  • Li, Hong-Kui (Liaoning Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Received : 2013.06.23
  • Accepted : 2013.08.20
  • Published : 2013.10.31
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Abstract

In recent years, worldwide surveys of Toxoplasma gondii infection in dogs have been reported. However, only limited surveys of T. gondii infection in police dogs have been available, including China. In the present study, we report the seroprevalence of T. gondii in police dogs in Shenyang, northeastern China. Sera from 291 police dogs were examined for T. gondii antibodies with the modified agglutination test (MAT), and 30.9% animals were tested seropositive. The results of the present study indicated a relatively high prevalence of T. gondii infection in police dogs in Shenyang, China.

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