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J P Dubey1, W J A Saville, J F Stanek, S M Reed.
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Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were determined in serum samples from 275 domestic cats from a mobile spay and neuter clinic from 8 counties in Ohio. The modified agglutination test incorporating whole formalinized tachyzoites and mercaptoethanol was used to determine antibodies. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 133 (48%) out of 275 cats: in titers of 1:25 in 24, 1:50 in 37, and 1:500 or more in 72. The highest prevalence (62% of 78) was in outdoor cats. The prevalence of T. gondii antibodies in 48% of cats suggests wide-spread contamination of the rural environment with oocysts.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 12197137 DOI： 10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[0802:POTGAI]2.0.CO;2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Parasitol ISSN： 0022-3395 Impact factor: 1.276