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. 1992 Mar 1;33(1):21–25. doi: 10.1186/BF03546932

The Prevalence of Toxoplasma Antibodies in Swine Sera in Finland

Prevalensen av Toxoplasma-antikroppar i svinserum i Finland

Varpu Hirvelä-Koski 1,✉
PMCID: PMC8117867  PMID: 1598854

Abstract

A total of 1847 swine sera obtained from the 10 largest abattoirs slaughtering swine in Finland were examined by ELISA for toxoplasma antibodies. The sample represented 0.64 % of the total number of swine slaughtered in these abattoirs over a period of 2 months. The prevalence of toxoplasma antibodies in swine sera was 2.5 %.

Keywords: Toxoplasmosis, sero prevalence

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