Toxoplasma gondii in goats from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil: risks factors and epidemiology

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Autor(a) principal: Garcia,Guilherme
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Sotomaior,Cristina, Nascimento,Aguinaldo José do, Navarro,Italmar Teodorico, Soccol,Vanete Thomaz
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária (Online)
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Resumo: Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan with wide geographical distribution and minimal parasitic specificity that affects many species of wild and domestic animals. In livestock, especially in small ruminants like goats, toxoplasmosis can cause abortion and the birth of weak animals, leading to economic losses to farmers, and is a major source of human infection. This is a seroepidemiological study of toxoplasmosis in goats in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Sera from 405 goats from the metropolitan mesoregion of Curitiba, eastern state, were tested by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT). Information on properties and goat characteristics was also collected using questionnaires. The prevalence of toxoplasmosis was 39.41 and 35.96% by ELISA and IFAT, respectively. T. gondii antibody prevalence increased with age. The risk factors for T. gondii infection in goats were: age over one year; exposure to cats, type of management and purpose of breeding. Other epidemiological factors and relevant control measures are discussed in the current study.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Toxoplasma gondii in goats from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil: risks factors and epidemiology
title Toxoplasma gondii in goats from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil: risks factors and epidemiology
spellingShingle Toxoplasma gondii in goats from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil: risks factors and epidemiology
Garcia,Guilherme
Toxoplasma gondii
seroepidemiology
risk factors
title_short Toxoplasma gondii in goats from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil: risks factors and epidemiology
title_full Toxoplasma gondii in goats from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil: risks factors and epidemiology
title_fullStr Toxoplasma gondii in goats from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil: risks factors and epidemiology
title_full_unstemmed Toxoplasma gondii in goats from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil: risks factors and epidemiology
title_sort Toxoplasma gondii in goats from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil: risks factors and epidemiology
author Garcia,Guilherme
author_facet Garcia,Guilherme
Sotomaior,Cristina
Nascimento,Aguinaldo José do
Navarro,Italmar Teodorico
Soccol,Vanete Thomaz
author_role author
author2 Sotomaior,Cristina
Nascimento,Aguinaldo José do
Navarro,Italmar Teodorico
Soccol,Vanete Thomaz
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author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Garcia,Guilherme
Sotomaior,Cristina
Nascimento,Aguinaldo José do
Navarro,Italmar Teodorico
Soccol,Vanete Thomaz
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Toxoplasma gondii
seroepidemiology
risk factors
topic Toxoplasma gondii
seroepidemiology
risk factors
description Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan with wide geographical distribution and minimal parasitic specificity that affects many species of wild and domestic animals. In livestock, especially in small ruminants like goats, toxoplasmosis can cause abortion and the birth of weak animals, leading to economic losses to farmers, and is a major source of human infection. This is a seroepidemiological study of toxoplasmosis in goats in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Sera from 405 goats from the metropolitan mesoregion of Curitiba, eastern state, were tested by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT). Information on properties and goat characteristics was also collected using questionnaires. The prevalence of toxoplasmosis was 39.41 and 35.96% by ELISA and IFAT, respectively. T. gondii antibody prevalence increased with age. The risk factors for T. gondii infection in goats were: age over one year; exposure to cats, type of management and purpose of breeding. Other epidemiological factors and relevant control measures are discussed in the current study.
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