First Report of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in Pet Parrots in China

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Zhang, Xiao-Xuan

作者： Zhang, Xiao-Xuan;Zhang, Nian-Zhang;Tian, Wei-Peng;Zhou, Dong-Hui;Zhu, Xing-Quan;Zhang, Xiao-Xuan;Xu, Ying-Tian;Tian, Wei-Peng

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关键词： Toxoplasma gondii;Seroprevalence;Toxoplasmosis;Parrots;Modified agglutination test (MAT)

期刊名称：VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES （ 影响因子：2.133； 五年影响因子：2.491 ）

ISSN： 1530-3667

年卷期： 2014 年 14 卷 6 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Toxoplasmosis, caused by the obligate intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, has become a serious public health problem worldwide. T. gondii can infect almost all warm-blooded animals, including parrots. However, little is known of T. gondii infection in parrots in China. Antibodies against T. gondii in 311 parrots including 202 Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus), 26 Lovebirds (Agapornis sp.), 22 Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus), and 61 Alexandrine Parakeets (Psittacula eupatria) in the cities of Beijing and Weifang in north China were tested using the modified agglutination test (MAT). Twenty-six (8.36%) out of 311 serum samples were positive for T. gondii at the cutoff of 1:5. Among the four species, a higher seroprevalence of T. gondii was found in Cockatiels (13.64%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.00-27.98), although the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.61). Seropositivity rates against T. gondii in male parrots (10.43%, 95% CI 5.74-15.12) were not statistically different from that in female parrots (6.08%, 95% CI 2.23-9.93, p = 0.17). The seropositivity of T. gondii in parrots from Weifang and Beijing was 11.11% (95% CI 6.13-16.09) and 5.70% (95% CI 2.08-9.31), respectively. The seroprevalence varied in parrots of different age groups, ranging from 5.71% (95% CI 1.27-10.15) to 13.00% (95% CI 6.41-19.69), however, the difference among age groups was not statistically significant (p = 0.12). The seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in parrots in summer (11.63%, 95% CI 6.84-16.42) was significantly higher than in spring (4.32%, 95% CI 0.94-7.70, p = 0.02). The results of the present survey indicated that parrots in China are exposed to T. gondii. To our knowledge, this is the first report of T. gondii seroprevalence in parrots in China.

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