TOXOPLASMA GONDII ANTIBODIES IN STRAY DOGS:A TAIPEI STUDY.
June 27th, 2008 | by admin |TOXOPLASMA GONDII ANTIBODIES IN STRAY DOGS:A TAIPEI STUDY.
From October, 2005, through September, 2006, 1412768 male, 644 femaleblood samples were periodically collected randomly from stray dogs1 year and olderin Taipei City12127\’-12140\’N and 2513\’-2408\’E. Analysis of the samples revealed a 20.1%284/1412prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection. The West district had the highest infection rate192/844, 22.7.The highest monthly positive rate was 35.324/68in February. The affected areas did not significantly differ in population density, number of stray dogs , river locationsKeelung river, Tamshui river, and Hsing-dian brook, but season al rainfall and humidityp<0.05. Highly infected areas were concentrated in eastern areas of Taipei city.
Yu-Jen T, Wen-Cheng C, Andrew C Y F, Chin-Lin H, Yu-Yang T, Shawn P, Ying-Ling W.