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The seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in yaks (Bos grunniens) was surveyed in Qinghai Province, northwestern China in May and June 2010. A total of 650 serum samples were collected from six counties and assayed for T. gondii antibodies by an indirect hemagglutination test. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 35.08% (228/650) with the highest rate of 55.34% in Chengduo County. The results of the present survey indicated that infection with T. gondii in cattle is widely spread in China, including yaks in Qinghai Province.
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The work was supported by the National Key Technology R&D Program in China (grant no. 2010BAD04B01) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant nos. 30972178 and 31001057). The authors are grateful to the staff of The Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention in Qinghai Province and the veterinary stations in the six surveyed counties who assisted in the collection of blood samples.
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Liu, Q., Cai, J., Zhao, Q. et al. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in yaks (Bos grunniens) in northwestern China. Trop Anim Health Prod 43, 741–743 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-010-9711-2
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