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. 1989 Sep 29;31(2):219–222. doi: 10.1186/BF03547564

Prevalence of Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Cats, Dogs and Horses in Sweden

Förekomst av antikroppar mot Toxoplasma gondii hot katter, hundar och hästar i Sverige

Arvid Uggla 1,2,✉, Susanne Mattson 1,2, Nils Juntti 1,2
PMCID: PMC8133154  PMID: 2260515

Abstract

Samples of serum or plasma taken during 1986 and 1987 from 244 pet cats, 303 dogs and 219 horses, randomly selected among animals referred to the Animal Clinics of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, were screened by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii. 42 % of cats, 23 % of dogs and 1 % of horses examined were found seropositive.

Keywords: parasitic infection, protozoa, zoonosis, enzyme immunoassay

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