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SUBMITTER: Simon JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8308602 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Simon Julie Alice JA Aubert Dominique D Geers Régine R Villena Isabelle I Poulle Marie-Lazarine ML
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 20210708 7
If validated beforehand, the analysis of dried blood on blotting paper (BP samples) is very useful for monitoring free-ranging animals. We aimed to validate this method for the detection of antibodies against <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> in stray cats. We used the modified agglutination test (MAT) in 199 sample pairs of sera and BP samples from 54, 39, 56, and 50 cats trapped during four periods in five dairy farms. Screening was at 1:6, 1:12, and 1:24 dilutions. The cut-off value was at MAT titre ≥ ...[more]