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英文题名：Serological Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Five Species of Bats in China

作者：Yuan, Zi-Guo[1,2];Luo, Sheng-Jun[3];Dubey, Jitender P.[4];Zhou, Dong-Hui[1];Zhu, Yan-Ping[5];He, Yong[5];He, Xian-Hui[2];Zhang, Xiu-Xiang[1,6];Zhu, Xing-Quan[1,7]

第一作者：Yuan, Zi-Guo

通讯作者：Zhu, XQ[1]

机构：[1]Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Lanzhou Vet Res Inst, State Key Lab Vet Etiol Biol, Key Lab Vet Parasitol Gansu Prov, Lanzhou 730046, Gansu, Peoples R China;[2]South China Agr Univ, Coll Vet Med, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, Peoples R China;[3]Guangdong Acad Agr Sci, Inst Vet Med, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China;[4]ARS, Anim Parasit Dis Lab, Anim & Natl Resources Inst, USDA, Beltsville, MD USA;[5]Xinxiang Univ, Dept Life Sci & Technol, Xinxiang, Henan Province, Peoples R China;[6]South China Agr Univ, Coll Agr, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, Peoples R China;[7]Yunnan Agr Univ, Coll Anim Sci & Technol, Kunming, Yunnan Province, Peoples R China

第一机构：Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Lanzhou Vet Res Inst, State Key Lab Vet Etiol Biol, Key Lab Vet Parasitol Gansu Prov, Lanzhou 730046, Gansu, Peoples R China

通讯机构：[1]corresponding author), Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Lanzhou Vet Res Inst, State Key Lab Vet Etiol Biol, Lanzhou 730046, Gansu, Peoples R China.

年份：2013

卷号：13

期号：6

起止页码：422-424

外文期刊名：VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

收录：;Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-84878579675);WOS:【SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000319905800013)】；

基金：This work is supported, in part, by grants from the Project of Science and Technology New Star of Zhu Jiang (2011J2200100), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant nos. 30901067, 31230073, 31172316, and 31101812), the Open Funds of the State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (SKLVEB2009KFKT014, SKLVEB2010 KFKT010, and SKLVEB2011KFKT004), the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (grant no. 20094404120016), and the Yunnan Provincial Program for Introducing High-level Scientists (grant no. 2009CI125).

语种：英文

外文关键词：Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis; Bat; China; Seroprevalence; Modified agglutination test

摘要：Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that can infect almost all warm-blooded animals and humans with a worldwide distribution. Bats are reservoirs for an increasing number of emerging zoonotic viruses, such as henipaviruses and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV). However, little is known of T. gondii infection in bats. The objective of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in bats in China. A total of 217 serum samples from 5 species of bats were collected between April, 2010, and August, 2011, from 4 provinces in China. Antibodies to T. gondii were determined using the modified agglutination test (MAT, 1:25 or higher). Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 26.5% (18/68) Megaderma lyra, 13.6% (12/88) Rousettus leschenaulti, 13.6% (3/22) Cynopterus sphinx, 20% (4/20) Vespertilio superaus, and 15.8% (3/19) Pipistrellus javanicus. Antibody titers ranged from 1:25 to 1:400, with titers of 1:200 detected in 4 of the 5 bat species. The present study suggests the likely occurrence of T. gondii infection in bats in China, and these bats are new putative hosts for T. gondii, which may pose a threat to human health.