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DOI	10.1007/s00436-018-6124-z
	Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) of Thal and Cholistan deserts, Punjab, Pakistan
	Fatima, Tabassam 1; Mehnaz, Saba 2; Wang, Min 1; Yang, Jichao 1; Sajid, Muhammad Sohail 2; Shen, Bang 1,3; Zhao, Junlong 1,3,4
通讯作者	Zhao, Junlong
来源期刊	PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
ISSN	0932-0113
EISSN	1432-1955
出版年	2019
卷号	118 期号:1 页码:307-316
英文摘要	Toxoplasma (T.) gondii is an important zoonotic protozoan infecting humans and a wide range of animals. In this study, we determine the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with the seroprevalence of T. gondii in one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Pakistan. Camels are still an important mean of transportation in some desert areas in Pakistan. In addition, they are the main source of meat and milk for people in those regions; therefore, they have the potential to transmit T. gondii to humans. In order to estimate the seroprevalence of T. gondii, a total of 897 sera samples were collected from camels in the Thal (n=359) and Cholistan (n=440) deserts, along with other districts of Chakwal (n=44) and Faisalabad (n=54) Punjab, Pakistan, through convenient and snowball sampling techniques. These samples were then analyzed by an indirect enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay (ELISA) for the presence of T. gondii-specific antibodies, using purified recombinant micronemal protein 3 (MIC3) as an antibody-catching antigen. Our results showed an overall seroprevalence of T. gondii as 40.1% (Thal=45%; Cholistan=35.9%; other districts=33.7%). Risk factor analysis suggested that infection rate was higher in older animals (70.6%). In addition, female camels carried frequent infection (48.8%) than males (22.4%). What's more, female animals having abortion history showed even higher infection rate (75%) compared to pregnant (68.4%) and non-pregnant (42.4%) animals. Our results reported high seroprevelance of T. gondii in camels in Pakistan which provided important information with respect to public health and disease controls.
英文关键词	Seroepidemiology Toxoplasma gondii Camel (Camelus dromedaries) Indirect ELISA Pakistan
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Peoples R China ; Pakistan
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000455551000027
WOS关键词	ANTIBODIES ; PREVALENCE ; INFECTION ; SERODIAGNOSIS ; ANTIGENS ; PROVINCE ; SURFACE ; SHEEP ; MIC3
WOS类目	Parasitology
WOS研究方向	Parasitology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/217881
作者单位	1.Huazhong Agr Univ, Coll Vet Med, State Key Lab Agr Microbiol, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, Peoples R China; 2.Univ Agr Faisalabad, Dept Parasitol, Fac Vet Sci, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan; 3.Hubei Cooperat Innovat Ctr Sustainable Pig Prod, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, Peoples R China; 4.Huazhong Agr Univ, Key Lab Dev Vet Diagnost Prod, Minist Agr, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Fatima, Tabassam,Mehnaz, Saba,Wang, Min,et al. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) of Thal and Cholistan deserts, Punjab, Pakistan[J],2019,118(1):307-316.
APA	Fatima, Tabassam.,Mehnaz, Saba.,Wang, Min.,Yang, Jichao.,Sajid, Muhammad Sohail.,...&Zhao, Junlong.(2019).Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) of Thal and Cholistan deserts, Punjab, Pakistan.PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH,118(1),307-316.
MLA	Fatima, Tabassam,et al."Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) of Thal and Cholistan deserts, Punjab, Pakistan".PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 118.1(2019):307-316.