Identifying anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in horses of Mexico
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT Both the presence of owned dogs and stray dogs allows the spread of Toxocara, a parasite whose eggs can be found in soil, water and food. Animals, including horses, serve as definitive and paratenic hosts. In México, where consumption of horse meat is common, Toxocara is a zoonotic parasite. The aim of this study was to identify the presence of anti-Toxocara antibodies in work horses and horses intended for human consumption by ELISA. ELISA was chosen for analysis as paratenic hosts do not shed Toxocara eggs in their feces. Blood samples were collected from a total of 188 horses, 94 of which were work horses and 94 horses from the slaughter house. Samples were analyzed by ELISA, and the general equine seroprevalence was found to be 44.6% (n = 188). Adult horses for slaughter had a 61.7% greater presence of anti-Toxocara antibodies (p = 0.006). Toxocara IgG antibodies were found in horses, confirming that horses are paratenic hosts and possible sources of infection for other animals and people. |
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Identifying anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in horses of MexicohorsesToxocarapublic healthzoonosesABSTRACT Both the presence of owned dogs and stray dogs allows the spread of Toxocara, a parasite whose eggs can be found in soil, water and food. Animals, including horses, serve as definitive and paratenic hosts. In México, where consumption of horse meat is common, Toxocara is a zoonotic parasite. The aim of this study was to identify the presence of anti-Toxocara antibodies in work horses and horses intended for human consumption by ELISA. ELISA was chosen for analysis as paratenic hosts do not shed Toxocara eggs in their feces. Blood samples were collected from a total of 188 horses, 94 of which were work horses and 94 horses from the slaughter house. Samples were analyzed by ELISA, and the general equine seroprevalence was found to be 44.6% (n = 188). Adult horses for slaughter had a 61.7% greater presence of anti-Toxocara antibodies (p = 0.006). Toxocara IgG antibodies were found in horses, confirming that horses are paratenic hosts and possible sources of infection for other animals and people.Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Veterinária2018-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352018000100001Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia v.70 n.1 2018reponame:Arquivo brasileiro de medicina veterinária e zootecnia (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)instacron:UFMG10.1590/1678-4162-9407info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHeredia,R.Romero,C.Mendoza,G.D.Ponce,M.Carpio,J.C.eng2018-04-23T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-09352018000100001Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/abmvz/PUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpjournal@vet.ufmg.br||abmvz.artigo@abmvz.org.br1678-41620102-0935opendoar:2018-04-23T00:00Arquivo brasileiro de medicina veterinária e zootecnia (Online) - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)false |
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Identifying anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in horses of Mexico |
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Identifying anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in horses of Mexico |
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Identifying anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in horses of Mexico Heredia,R. horses Toxocara public health zoonoses |
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Identifying anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in horses of Mexico |
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Identifying anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in horses of Mexico |
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Identifying anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in horses of Mexico |
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Identifying anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in horses of Mexico |
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Identifying anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in horses of Mexico |
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Heredia,R. |
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Heredia,R. Romero,C. Mendoza,G.D. Ponce,M. Carpio,J.C. |
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Romero,C. Mendoza,G.D. Ponce,M. Carpio,J.C. |
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Heredia,R. Romero,C. Mendoza,G.D. Ponce,M. Carpio,J.C. |
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horses Toxocara public health zoonoses |
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horses Toxocara public health zoonoses |
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ABSTRACT Both the presence of owned dogs and stray dogs allows the spread of Toxocara, a parasite whose eggs can be found in soil, water and food. Animals, including horses, serve as definitive and paratenic hosts. In México, where consumption of horse meat is common, Toxocara is a zoonotic parasite. The aim of this study was to identify the presence of anti-Toxocara antibodies in work horses and horses intended for human consumption by ELISA. ELISA was chosen for analysis as paratenic hosts do not shed Toxocara eggs in their feces. Blood samples were collected from a total of 188 horses, 94 of which were work horses and 94 horses from the slaughter house. Samples were analyzed by ELISA, and the general equine seroprevalence was found to be 44.6% (n = 188). Adult horses for slaughter had a 61.7% greater presence of anti-Toxocara antibodies (p = 0.006). Toxocara IgG antibodies were found in horses, confirming that horses are paratenic hosts and possible sources of infection for other animals and people. |
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