Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma Gondii Infection in Farmed Minks(Neovison vison) in Northeastern and Eastern China
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Toxoplasma gondii is an important intracellular parasite, which can infect endothermic vertebrate animals, including minks(Neovison vison). However, information on T. gondii infection in minks in China is limited. Therefore, we investigated the seroprevalence and risk factors of T. gondii infection in minks in northeastern and eastern China. A total of 1499 mink blood samples were randomly collected from eight cities between March 2014 and January 2015 in northeastern and eastern China, and antibodies to T. gondii were examined using the modified agglutination test. Overall, the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection was 8.14% in the examined minks. The T. gondii seroprevalence was different among cities(ranging from 1.85% in Changchun to 15.75% in Dalian), genders(4.31% in male and 6.22% in female), seasons(spring: 11.64%; summer: 7.34%; autumn: 7.37%; and winter: 7.32%), and ages(young: 5.79%; subadult: 5.03%; and adult: 11.08%). Region and age were considered as risk factors for T. gondii infection. These results provided baseline data for the prevention and control of T. gondii infection in minks in China.
Toxoplasma gondii is an important intracellular parasite, which can infect endothermic vertebrate animals, including minks(Neovison vison). However, information on T. gondii infection in minks in China is limited. Therefore, we investigated the seroprevalence and risk factors of T. gondii infection in minks in northeastern and eastern China. A total of 1499 mink blood samples were randomly collected from eight cities between March 2014 and January 2015 in northeastern and eastern China, and antibodies to T. gondii were examined using the modified agglutination test. Overall, the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection was 8.14% in the examined minks. The T. gondii seroprevalence was different among cities(ranging from 1.85% in Changchun to 15.75% in Dalian), genders(4.31% in male and 6.22% in female), seasons(spring: 11.64%; summer: 7.34%; autumn: 7.37%; and winter: 7.32%), and ages(young: 5.79%; subadult: 5.03%; and adult: 11.08%). Region and age were considered as risk factors for T. gondii infection. These results provided baseline data for the prevention and control of T. gondii infection in minks in China.
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