to determine the seroprevalence of anti-neospora caninum and anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies indogs in iran and to investigate related risk factors to the infection, a study was conducted in chaharmahal vabakhtiari, isfahan and khoozestan provinces, locate in west central parts of iran. for this, 548 serum samples were collected from dogs during an 18 month period from july 2007 to february 2...

The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in birds has epidemiological significance because birds are indeed considered as a good indicator of environmental contamination by T. gondii oocysts. In this study, the prevalence of T. gondii in 313 house sparrows in Lanzhou, northwestern China was assayed by the modified agglutination test (MAT). Antibodies to T. gondii were positive in 39 (12.46...

The potential contamination of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum oocysts in the human environment is a concern from the public health viewpoint. However, estimation of their seroprevalences in humans cannot be performed in a manner that distinguishes between oocysts and tissue cysts as a source of infection. Rabbits are considered popular pet animals in Japan that can acquire natural infec...