First report of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in Farmed Arctic Foxes (Vulpes lagopus) in Eastern and Northeastern China

被引：8
作者：
Lou, Zhi-Long [1 ,2 ]
Cong, Wei [1 ,2 ]
Meng, Qing-Feng [3 ]
Sun, Wu-Wen [1 ]
Qin, Si-Yuan [1 ]
Zhang, Xiao-Xuan [1 ,2 ]
Zhu, Xing-Quan [2 ,4 ]
Qian, Ai-Dong [1 ]
机构：
[1] Jilin Agr Univ, Coll Anim Sci & Technol, Changchun 130122, Jilin Province, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Lanzhou Vet Res Inst, State Key Lab Vet Etiol Biol, Key Lab Vet Parasitol Gansu Prov, Lanzhou 730046, Gansu, Peoples R China
[3] Jilin Entry Exit Inspect & Quarantine Bur, Changchun, Jilin Province, Brazil
[4] Yangzhou Univ, Coll Vet Med, Jiangsu Coinnovat Ctr Prevent & Control Important, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
来源：
VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES | 2015年 / 15卷 / 12期
关键词：
Toxoplasma gondii; Arctic foxes; Seroprevalence; Modified agglutination test; China; RED FOXES; ALOPEX-LAGOPUS; PREVALENCE; ANTIBODIES; INFECTION; SVALBARD; SEROSURVEY; DIAGNOSIS; SPAIN; MICE;
D O I：
10.1089/vbz.2015.1829
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Until now, no information on Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) was available in China. A serological survey was undertaken to assess T. gondii seroprevalence in farmed Arctic foxes in eastern and northeastern China. Antibodies to T. gondii were examined in 1346 farmed Arctic foxes using the modified agglutination test (MAT). A total of 113 (8.39%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 6.91-9.87) serum samples were positive to T. gondii at a 1:25 cutoff. Seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in male Arctic foxes was 8.68% (95% CI 6.75-10.6), which was higher than that in the female Arctic foxes (7.95%, 95% CI 5.65-10.26). The prevalence in polar foxes was 7.07% (95% CI 5.14-8.99), which was lower than that in the blue foxes (9.75%, 95% CI 7.49-11.99). T. gondii seroprevalence in Arctic foxes in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, and Shandong Provinces was 9.85% (95% CI 5.75-13.95), 9.21% (95% CI 5.54-12.87), 7.37% (95% CI 5.22-9.51), and 8.68% (95% CI 5.66-11.70), respectively. There were no statistically significant differences between T. gondii seroprevalence and morphs, sex, or regions of Arctic foxes in logistic regression analysis (p<0.05). The results of the present survey indicated that T. gondii infection in farmed Arctic foxes is prevalent in China. To our knowledge, this is the first report of T. gondii seroprevalence in Arctic foxes in China.
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