Prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in cats, dogs and horses in Sweden |
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| Authors: | A Uggla S Mattson N Juntti |
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| Institution: | Department of Cattle and Sheep Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. |
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| Abstract: | Samples of serum or plasma taken during 1986 and 1987 from 244 pet cats, 303 dogs and 219 horses, randomly selected among animals referred to the Animal Clinics of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, were screened by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii. 42% of cats, 23% of dogs and 1% of horses examined were found seropositive. |
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| Keywords: | parasitic infection protozoa zoonosis enzyme immunoassay |
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