Prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in army dogs in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. 1995

K Hejlícek, and I Literák, and M Lhoták
VEDIA, Veterinary Laboratory, Strakonice, Czech Republic.

Army dogs, mostly German Sheep-dogs, were tested for antibodies to T. gondii using Sabin-Feldman dye test (DT) and complement fixation test (CFT). Titers greater than or equal to 4 and 10 were considered as positive in DT and CFT, respectively. Seroprevalences in the group of 720 dogs from the civil sector of different areas in the former Czechoslovakia were 39.3% and 15.4% in DT and CFT, respectively. During dogs' stay in army seroprevalences decreased only slowly. The decrease was probably due to less possibility to contact sources of infection--dogs were fed with cooked food, kept in pens with a high level of hygiene, and cats were very rare there. Nevertheless, some dogs in the army training centre were infected by T. gondii in that way of dog rearing.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004283 Dog Diseases Diseases of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris). This term does not include diseases of wild dogs, WOLVES; FOXES; and other Canidae for which the heading CARNIVORA is used. Canine Diseases,Canine Disease,Disease, Canine,Disease, Dog,Diseases, Canine,Diseases, Dog,Dog Disease
D004285 Dogs The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065) Canis familiaris,Dog
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000913 Antibodies, Protozoan Immunoglobulins produced in a response to PROTOZOAN ANTIGENS. Protozoan Antibodies
D014122 Toxoplasma A genus of protozoa parasitic to birds and mammals. T. gondii is one of the most common infectious pathogenic animal parasites of man. Toxoplasma gondii,Toxoplasma gondius,Toxoplasmas,gondius, Toxoplasma
D014124 Toxoplasmosis, Animal Acquired infection of non-human animals by organisms of the genus TOXOPLASMA. Animal Toxoplasmoses,Animal Toxoplasmosis,Toxoplasmoses, Animal
D015995 Prevalence The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time. Period Prevalence,Point Prevalence,Period Prevalences,Point Prevalences,Prevalence, Period,Prevalence, Point,Prevalences
D016036 Seroepidemiologic Studies EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES based on the detection through serological testing of characteristic change in the serum level of specific ANTIBODIES. Latent subclinical infections and carrier states can thus be detected in addition to clinically overt cases. Seroprevalence,Seroepidemiologic Study,Seroepidemiological Study,Studies, Seroepidemiologic,Study, Seroepidemiologic,Seroepidemiological Studies,Seroprevalences,Studies, Seroepidemiological,Study, Seroepidemiological
D018153 Czech Republic Created 1 January 1993 as a result of the division of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
D018154 Slovakia Created 1 January 1993 as a result of the division of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Slovak Republic

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