Seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae and Toxoplasma gondii among Healthy Individuals in Thailand

Soichi MARUYAMA; Sumalee BOONMAR; Yukio MORITA; Takeo SAKAI; Shigeo TANAKA; Fukumitsu YAMAGUCHI; Hidenori KABEYA; Yasuji KATSUBE

doi:10.1292/jvms.62.635

Soichi MARUYAMA, Sumalee BOONMAR, Yukio MORITA, Takeo SAKAI, Shigeo TANAKA, Fukumitsu YAMAGUCHI, Hidenori KABEYA, Yasuji KATSUBE

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Soichi MARUYAMA
Laboratories of Veterinary Public Health, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan
Sumalee BOONMAR
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10903, Thailand
Yukio MORITA
Chuou Meat Inspection Center, Gunma Prefecture, Tamamura-machi, Sawa-gun, Gunma 370-1100, Thailand
Takeo SAKAI
Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan
Shigeo TANAKA
Preventive Medicine and Animal Health, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan
Fukumitsu YAMAGUCHI
First Department of Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Nihon University, 2-870-1 Sakae-cho-nishi, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8587, Japan
Hidenori KABEYA
Laboratories of Veterinary Public Health, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan
Yasuji KATSUBE
Laboratories of Veterinary Public Health, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan

Keywords: antibody, Bartonella henselae, Thailand

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2000 Volume 62 Issue 6 Pages 635-637

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.62.635

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Abstract

The seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae and Toxoplasma gondii among apparently healthy individuals, mainly blood donors, in Thailand was investigated by an indirect fluorescent antibody technique and by a latex agglutination test, respectively. Of 163 serum samples examined, 9 (5.5%) were found to be positive for B. henselae-IgG, 2 (1.2%) for B. henselae-IgM, and 5 (3.1%) for the T. gondii antibody. No significant difference was observed between male and female samples in the serological test with either B. henselae or T. gondii. The age of individuals with B. henselae-IgG was distributed from the 20s to the 70s, and B. henselae-IgM was found in the individuals of the 30s and 60s. The age of T. gondii positive samples ranged from the 20s to the 60s. In this study, the prevalence of B. henselae infection among healthy individuals in Thailand was serologically demonstrated for the first time.

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