Diagnosis of recent Toxoplasma gondii infection in cats by use of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for immunoglobulin M

Lappin, M.R.; Greene, C.E.; Prestwood, A.K.; Dawe, D.L.; Tarleton, R.L.

Diagnosis of recent Toxoplasma gondii infection in cats by use of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for immunoglobulin M

1989

Lappin, M.R. | Greene, C.E. | Prestwood, A.K. | Dawe, D.L. | Tarleton, R.L.

Subclinical Toxoplasma gondii infection was induced in young and adult cats by oral administration of tissue cysts. An antibody-capture ELISA to detect anti-Toxoplasma IgM-class antibodies in the serum of cats was developed. The serologic response to experimental infection was followed in the 2 groups of cats by use of anti-Toxoplasma IgM and IgG detection. This study shows that anti-Toxoplasma IgM-class antibody titers develop early in the course of experimental infection in cats and that the combination of IgM- and IgG-class antibody titer measurement can aid in the detection of recent subclinical toxoplasmosis.

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AGROVOC Keywords

analysis animal animals antibodies blood cats cats diagnosis feces immunoglobulins immunology parasitology toxoplasma toxoplasma gondii toxoplasmosis toxoplasmosis

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Published in

American journal of veterinary research

Volume 50 Issue 9 Pagination 1580-1585 - 1585 ISSN 0002-9645

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd

Other Subjects

Immunoglobulin g; Protozoan; Disease diagnosis; Species specificity; Immunoglobulin m; Immunoglobulin m; Veterinary; Cat diseases; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Immunoglobulin g; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Language

English

Note

2019-12-05

Type

Text; Journal Article

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