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Prevalence of Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Cats, Dogs and Horses in Sweden

Förekomst av antikroppar mot Toxoplasma gondii hot katter, hundar och hästar i Sverige

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 31, pages 219–222 (1990)Cite this article

Abstract

Samples of serum or plasma taken during 1986 and 1987 from 244 pet cats, 303 dogs and 219 horses, randomly selected among animals referred to the Animal Clinics of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, were screened by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii. 42 % of cats, 23 % of dogs and 1 % of horses examined were found seropositive.

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Serum eller plasma från 244 tamkatter, 303 hundar och 219 sporthästar som provtagits vid djur-klinikerna vid Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet i Uppsala under 1986 och 1987 testades med ELISA för antikroppar mot Toxoplasma gondii. Prevalensen seropositiva djur befanns vara 42 %, 23 % och 1 %, respektive.

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  1. Department of Cattle and Sheep Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P. O. Box 7019, S-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden

    Arvid Uggla, Susanne Mattson & Nils Juntti

  2. Department of Virology, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden

    Arvid Uggla, Susanne Mattson & Nils Juntti

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Uggla, A., Mattson, S. & Juntti, N. Prevalence of Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Cats, Dogs and Horses in Sweden. Acta Vet Scand 31, 219–222 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547564

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