Toxoplasma Infection in Farm Animals: A Seroepidemiological Survey in Fars Province, South of Iran

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作者
Asgari, Qasem [1 ]
Sarkari, Bahador [2 ]
Amerinia, Maryam [3 ]
Panahi, Saed [3 ]
Mohammad-pour, Iraj [1 ]
Sarvestani, Afrooz Sadeghi [1 ]
机构
[1] Shiraz Univ Med Sci, Dept Parasitol & Mycol, Shiraz, Iran
[2] Shiraz Univ Med Sci, Ctr Basic Researches Infect Dis, Shiraz, Iran
[3] Shiraz Univ, Sch Vet Med, Dept Parasitol, Shiraz, Iran
关键词
Toxoplasma gondii; Farm animal; seroprevalence; Iran; GONDII INFECTION; SEROPREVALENCE; PREVALENCE; CATTLE; SHEEP; ANTIBODIES; HIV/AIDS; HUMANS; GOATS; WEST;
D O I
10.5812/jjm.5195
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Background: Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide parasite which infects animals and human. Infections with this zoonotic parasite are acquired mostly by consumption of undercooked or raw meat, which contains tissue cysts. Objectives: The current study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma infection in farm animals in southern Iran. Materials and Methods: Sera were obtained from 346 farm animals including 80 cows, 33 dogs, 35 horses, 95 sheep, 90 goats, 9 turkeys and 4 geese and evaluated by Modified Agglutination Test (MAT) to detect anti-Toxoplasma antibodies. Results: Anti-Toxoplasma antibodies were detected in sera of 121 out of 346 (34.9%) animals. The highest rate of infection (55%) was found in the cattle, followed by dogs (51.5%), horses (40%), sheep (29.5%), goats (18.8%) and turkeys (11.1%). No antibody was detected in any sera of 4 geese. Most of animals (86%) had antibody titer of 1:20. Males consisted 34.3% and females 40% of seropositive animals but the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Correlation between age of animals and Toxoplasma infection was also insignificant (P > 0.05). Conclusions: High seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis observed in this region indicates that farm animals may play a major role in transmitting the infection to human through consumption of undercooked meats.
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