Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii Exposure among Horses in Korea

Seung-Hun LEE; Sang-Eun LEE; Min-Goo SEO; Youn-Kyoung GOO; Kwang-Hyun CHO; Gil-Jae CHO; Oh-Deog KWON; Dongmi KWAK; Won-Ja LEE

doi:10.1292/jvms.14-0353

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Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii Exposure among Horses in Korea

Seung-Hun LEE, Sang-Eun LEE, Min-Goo SEO, Youn-Kyoung GOO, Kwang-Hyun CHO, Gil-Jae CHO, Oh-Deog KWON, Dongmi KWAK, Won-Ja LEE

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Keywords: ELISA, equine, Korea, prevalence, toxoplasmosis

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Article ID: 14-0353

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.14-0353

The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 76 (2014), No. 12 pp. 1663-1665

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Abstract

The present study investigated the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) antibodies by ELISA in horses reared in Korea. Serum samples were collected from 2009 through 2013 from 816 horses reared in Korea. Analysis was performed using a commercial toxoplasmosis ELISA kit to detect anti-T. gondii antibodies. Overall, 24 out of 816 horses (2.9%) were seropositive for T. gondii. The result was analyzed by age, gender, breed and region. Significant differences were observed according to breed and region (P<0.05). This is the first nationwide serological investigation of T. gondii in horses reared in Korea. The study results reveal that T. gondii occurs nationwide in Korean horses.

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