Parasites, Hosts and Diseases

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  • Pages.487-492
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  • 2020
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  • 2982-5164(pISSN)
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  • 1738-0006(eISSN)
대한기생충학·열대의학회 (The Korea Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine)
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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Stray Dogs from Various Locations in West and East Malaysia

  • Watanabe, Malaika (Department of Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia) ;
  • Sadiq, Mohammed Babatunde (Department of Farm and Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia) ;
  • Mulop, Nazrul Iqbal Abdul (Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia) ;
  • Mohammed, Konto (Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, University of Maiduguri) ;
  • Rani, Puteri Azaziah Megat (Department of Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia) ;
  • Fong, Lau Seng (Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia) ;
  • Aziz, Nor Azlina (Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia) ;
  • Kamaludeen, Juriah (Department of Animal Science and Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu, Sarawak Campus) ;
  • Ramanoon, Siti Zubaidah (Department of Farm and Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia) ;
  • Mansor, Rozaihan (Department of Farm and Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia) ;
  • Ping, Tan Li (Department of Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia) ;
  • Syed-Hussain, Sharifah Salmah (Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia)
  • 투고 : 2020.05.29
  • 심사 : 2020.09.22
  • 발행 : 2020.10.31
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Toxoplasmosis is caused by an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite; Toxoplasma gondii, which is one of the most important zoonotic parasite worldwide. In dogs, the sexual reproductive cycle of T. gondii is lacking, and the animals are not widely consumed as food, but they are vital in the mechanical transmission of the parasite. However, there is no present data on the exposure of stray dogs to T. gondii in Malaysia. The objective of this serological survey was to determine the prevalence of T. gondii antibodies (IgG) and associated factors in stray dogs in East and West Malaysia. Antibodies to T. gondii were determined in serum samples from 222 stray dogs from 6 different states in East and West Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia) using an Indirect ELISA. The seroprevalence for T. gondii was 23.4% (Confidence interval: CI 17.8-29.2%). Stray dogs from Selangor and Kuala Lumpur had the highest seroprevalence (32.4%; CI 13.2-45.5%) and lowest in those from Penang and Kedah (12.5%; CI 1.3-23.5%). Gender and breed were not associated with T. gondii seropositivity. However, adult dogs were more likely to be seropositive for T. gondii (OR=2.89; CI 1.1-7.7) compared with younger dogs. These results revealed that T. gondii is prevalent in stray dogs in the studied areas in Malaysia, and indicative of the level of environmental contamination of this parasite especially in urban areas.

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