Porcine abortion outbreak associated with Toxoplasma gondii in Jeju Island, Korea

Journal of Veterinary Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-151

  Kim, Jae Hoon ^a   Kang, Kyung Il ^b   Kang, Wan Cheul ^c   Sohn, Hyun Joo ^d   Jean, Young Hwa ^d   Park, Bong Kyun ^e   Kim, Yongbaek ^f   Kim, Dae Yong ^e  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Jeju Veterinary Research Institute   (South Korea)

^d National Veterinary Research   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^f NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Pig; Sow mortality; Tachyzoite; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOA; SUIDAE; SUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HEPATOMEGALY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPLENOMEGALY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTED FETUS; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEPATOMEGALY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KOREA; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; PREGNANCY; SPLENOMEGALY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EID: 68949090425     PISSN: 1229845X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2009.10.2.147     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Cha SH, Choi EJ, Park JH, Yoon SR, Kwon JH, Yoon KJ, Song JY. Phylogenetic characterization of classical swine fever viruses isolated in Korea between 1988 and 2003. Virus Res 2007, 126, 256-261.
2. Dubey JP. A review of toxoplasmosis in pigs. Vet Parasitol 1986, 19, 181-223.
3. Dubey JP. Oocyst shedding by cats fed isolated bradyzoites and comparison of infectivity of bradyzoites of the VEG strain Toxoplasma gondii to cats and mice. J Parasitol 2001 87, 215-219.
4. Gelmetti D, Sironi G, Finazzi M, Gelmini L, Rosignoli C, Cordioli P, Lavazza A. Diagnostic investigations of toxoplasmosis in four swine herds. J Vet Diagn Invest 1999, 11, 87-90.
5. Han DU, Lee CG, Kang MI, Jang H, Kim HS, Kim HJ, Wee SH. Serological studies on Toxoplasma gondii, hantavirus and some rickettsial pathogens in stray cats in Korea. Korean J Vet Public Health 1999, 23, 301-310.
6. Hill D, Dubey JP. Toxoplasma gondii: transmission, diagnosis and prevention. Clin Microbiol Infect 2002, 8, 634-640.
7. Hill DE, Chirukandoth S, Dubey JP, Lunney JK, Gamble HR. Comparison of detection methods for Toxoplasma gondii in naturally and experimentally infected swine. Vet Parasitol 2006, 141, 9-17.
8. Hwang EK, Kim JH, Kim BH, Park CK, Choi SH. Infectious agents associated with swine abortions and stillbirths in Korea. RDA J Vet Sci 1998, 40, 48-53.
9. Kang HW, Kang SC, Yang HS, Bae JH, Kim JH. Co-infection of canine distemper virus and Toxoplasma gondii in a dog. J Vet Clin 2004, 21, 80-82.
10. Kim JH, Hwang EK, Kim YJ, Sohn HJ. Pathologic studies in piglets naturally infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Korean J Vet Pathol 1997, 1, 125-133.
11. Kim JH, Lee JK, Hwang EK, Kim DY. Prevalence of antibodies to Neospora caninum in Korean native beef cattle. J Vet Med Sci 2002, 64, 941-943.
12. Kim JH, Roh IS, Sohn HJ, Jean YH, Hwang EK, Yoon KJ. Porcine circovirus infection in weaned pigs with postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome in Korea. Korean J Vet Res 2003, 43, 463-469.
13. Koh JGW, Loh H, Teng MF, Cheok WC. Toxoplasmosis in a pig herd. Singapore Vet J 1978, 2, 17-22.
14. Lehmann T, Graham DH, Dahl E, Sreekumar C, Launer F, Corn JL, Gamble HR, Dubey JP. Transmission dynamics of Toxoplasma gondii on a pig farm. Infect Genetic Evol 2003, 3, 135-141.
15. Lindsay DS, Blagburn BL, Dubey JP. Coccidia and other protozoa. In: Straw BE, D'Allaire S, Mengeling WL, Taylor DI (eds.). Diseases of Swine. 8th ed. pp. 661-664. Iowa State University Press, Ames, 1999.
16. Lubroth JS, Dreesen DW, Ridenhour RA. The role of rodents and other wildlife in the epidemiology of swine toxoplasmosis. Prev Vet Med 1983, 1, 169-178.
17. Lyoo YS, Park CK, Chang CH. Diagnostic Manual for Animal Diseases. pp. 3-39, LeeKong World, Seoul, 1997.
18. Pan IC, Young SS, Wang CT, Yeh YC, Pan IJ, Chen HC. Toxoplasmosis in domestic animals: abortion and stillbirth in asymptomatic carrier gilts. Bull Inst Zool Acad Sin 1962, 1, 89-100.
19. Roh IS, Han JH, Kim JH, Ahn BW. Toxoplasmosis in piglets. Korean J Vet Res 1997, 37, 817-823.
20. Yang HJ, Jin KN, Park YK, Hong SC, Bae JM, Lee SH, Choi HS, Hwang HS, Chung YB, Lee NS, Nam HW. Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in the residents of Cheju island, Korea. Korean J Parasitol 2000, 38, 91-93.