Detection of a high prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in cattle in Northern and Midwestern Brazil

Revista de Salud Animal

Nunes de Santana Castro, Gustavo²  dos Santos Belo Reis, Alessandra³  dos Anjos Bomjardim, Henrique³  Henrique da Silva Lima, Danillo³  Henrique da Fonseca, Adivaldo²  Nunes dos Santos, Priscilla²  Barbosa da Silva, Jenevaldo¹  de Oliveira Soares, Susiane³  Diomedes Barbosa, José³ 

[1] Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias FCAV-UNESP, Jaboticabal, Brazil;Universidade Federal Rural de Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Seropédica, Brazil;Universidade Federal do Pará, Castanhal, Brazil

关键词: cattle;    ELISA;    IFAT;    Toxoplasma gondii;   

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学科分类：兽医学

来源: Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in cattle from the Northern and Midwestern regions of Brazil. Serum samples were collected from 1789 animals and tested by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The overall prevalence of T. gondii was 83.40% (1492/1789). The prevalence rates of T. gondii-seropositive animals observed in the states of Pará, Tocantins and, Mato Grosso were 87.45%, 87.79% and 73.06%, respectively. The detection of high prevalence rates of T. gondii in cattle deserves special attention because they are the main source of high biological value protein for humans. This finding indicates the need for further studies on the risk that these animals may pose to public health.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC