Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in cattle, sheep, goats and pigs from the North of Portugal for human consumption

被引：86

作者：

Lopes, Ana Patricia ^{[1
,2
]}

Dubey, J. P. ^{[3
]}

Neto, Francisco ^{[1
]}

Rodrigues, Alcina

Martins, Tania

Rodrigues, Manuela ^{[1
,2
]}

Cardoso, Luis ^{[1
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Tras os Montes & Alto Douro, Sch Agr & Vet Sci, Dept Vet Sci, P-5001801 Vila Real, Portugal

[2] Univ Tras os Montes & Alto Douro, Ctr Vet & Anim Sci, P-5001801 Vila Real, Portugal

[3] USDA ARS, Beltsville Agr Res Ctr, Anim Parasit Dis Lab, Beltsville, MD 20705 USA

[4] Univ Porto, Inst Biol Mol & Celular, Parasite Dis Grp, Oporto, Portugal

来源：

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY | 2013年 / 193卷 / 1-3期

关键词：

Cattle; Goats; Pigs; Seroprevalence; Sheep; Toxoplasma gondii; AGGLUTINATION-TEST; HIGH PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY; ANTIBODIES; GENOTYPES; LAMBS; BEEF;

D O I：

10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.12.001

中图分类号：

R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;

摘要：

Prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and risk factors associated with infection were assessed in food animals from the North of Portugal for human consumption. Antibodies were assayed by means of the modified agglutination test with a cut-off titre of 100 for cattle, and 20 for sheep, goats, and pigs; 7.5% of 161 cattle, 33.6% of 119 sheep, 18.5% of 184 goats, and 9.8% of 254 pigs were seropositive. Among the risk factors examined animal age was an important risk factor for seropositivity to T. gondii. The consumption of raw or undercooked meat should be regarded as an important source of infection to people in the study area. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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