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Table 2 Prevalence of T. gondii antibodies in dogs in People’s Republic of China

From: Low prevalence of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in dogs in Jilin, Henan and Anhui Provinces of the People’s Republic of China

Map region

Provinces/cities

Year tested

Dog type

No. tested

No. positive

% positive

Serologic test

No. with terminal titer of

Reference

<25

25 ~ 49

50 ~ 99

100 ~ 199

≥200

I

Beijing

1999-2005

Pet

534

128

24.0

ELISAa/LATb

unknown

[22]

II

Heilongjiang

2010-2011

Stray/pet

124

14

11.3

IHAb

unknown

[23]

III

Liaoning

2012

Pet

328

33

10.0

IHAb

unknown

[24]

2012

Police

291

90

30.9

MATe

45

27

0

12

6

[25]

IV

Shangdong

2010-2011

Stray/pet

143

14

9.8

IHAb

unknown

[23]

V

Henan

2010-2011

Stray/pet

106

13

12.3

IHAb

unknown

[23]

2013

Countryside

31

1

3.2

MATe

1

1

0

0

0

Present study

VI

Jiangshu

unknown

Stray/countryside

231

93

40.3

ELISAa

unknown

[26]

2010

Household

288

62

21.5

MATe

21

15

0

11

9

[27]

VII

Shanghai

2009

City pet

1178

15

1.3

IHAb

unknown

[28]

Town pet

364

22

6.0

Countryside

194

19

9.8

VIII

Xinjiang

2010-2011

Stray/pet

259

29

11.2

IHAb

unknown

[23]

IX

Gansu

2010

Pet

259

28

10.8

MATe

14

9

4

1

0

[29]

X

Sichuan

2010

Household

314

11

3.5

IHAb

0

0

4

3

4

[30]

XI

Yunnan

2011-2012

Pet

611

132

21.6

IHAc

0

0

29

25

78

[31]

XII

Guangdong

unknown

Stray

36

12

33.3

ELISAd

unknown

[32]

Household

114

20

17.5

XIII

Jilin

2013

Countryside

43

7

16.3

MATe

5

6

1

0

0

Present study

2014

Countryside

329

27

8.2

0

8

13

6

0

XIV

Anhui

2013

Countryside

22

0

0

MATe

0

0

0

0

0

Present study

  1. IHA: indirect hemagglutination test, ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, LAT: latex agglutination test.
  2. a:ELISA Kit produced by Zhuhai S.E.Z Haitai Pharmaceutlcals Co., Ltd, China.
  3. b:Kit produced by Lanzhou Veterinary Institute, Academy of Agriculture and Science, China.
  4. c:Kit produced by Nanjing Veterinary research Institute, Jiangshu Academy of Agriculture and Science, China.
  5. d:Kit produced by Combined Company, Shenzhen, China.
  6. e:in-house.