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Seroprevalence of Infection in Wild Boars, Wild Rabbits, and Wild Chickens in Hubei Province, China

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Specialty Parasitology
Date 2017 Mar 14
PMID 28285512
Citations 7
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Abstract

causes serious infection worldwide in humans and animals. In this study, the seroepidemiology of toxoplasmosis was investigated in wild boars () (n=377), wild rabbits (cape hare, ) (n=331), and wild chickens (red junglefwol, ) (n=571) in 4 forested and country sided area of Hubei province of China. For this, blood samples were collected and tested by indirect hemagglutination test (IHA). The seroprevalence was found to be 7.2%, 5.1%, and 12.6% in wild boars, rabbits, and chickens, respectively, with significant differences among these species. The prevalence of infection in male and female wild boars was found to be 7.9% and 6.5% (<0.01), in male and female rabbits was 5.6% and 4.9% (<0.01), and in male and female chickens was 17.1% and 7.7% (<0.01), respectively, with significant differences between 2 genders of chickens (<0.01). The findings of this study may help in planning of the prevention measures against infection in wild animals in this area.

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