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Toxoplasma gondii oocyst-driven infection in pigs, chickens and humans in northeastern China.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular apicomplexan protozoan parasite, can infect almost all warm-blooded animals. The aim of the present study was to investigate T. gondii oocyst-driven infection in pigs, chickens and humans in Jilin province, northeastern China. RESULTS:The serum samples of pigs, chickens and humans were sampled and tested by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) using dense granule antigen GRA7, oocyst-specific protein OWP8, and sporozoite-specific protein CCp5A, respectively. Results showed a prevalence of 16.7% by GRA7-ELISA, and 12.2% by OWP8- and CCp5A-ELISA in pigs; 10.4% by GRA7-ELISA, 13.5% by OWP8-ELISA, and 9.4% by CCp5A-ELISA in chickens; and 14.2% by GRA7-ELISA, 3.6% by OWP8-ELISA, and 3.0% by CCp5A-ELISA in humans. No significant differences were observed between T. gondii seroprevalence in pigs and chickens among the three antigens-based ELISAs (P?>?0.05). However, there were significant differences between T. gondii seroprevalence rates in humans (P?

SUBMITTER: Liu XY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6814962 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Toxoplasma gondii oocyst-driven infection in pigs, chickens and humans in northeastern China.

Liu Xiao-Yi XY   Wang Ze-Dong ZD   El-Ashram Saeed S   Liu Quan Q  

BMC veterinary research 20191025 1


<h4>Background</h4>Toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular apicomplexan protozoan parasite, can infect almost all warm-blooded animals. The aim of the present study was to investigate T. gondii oocyst-driven infection in pigs, chickens and humans in Jilin province, northeastern China.<h4>Results</h4>The serum samples of pigs, chickens and humans were sampled and tested by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) using dense granule antigen GRA7, oocyst-specific protein OWP8, and sporozoi  ...[more]

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