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Occurrence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in cattle and pigs slaughtered, State of Rio de Janeiro

2011; Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria; Volume: 20; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1984-29612011000400018

ISSN

1984-2961

Autores

Daniela Martins Luciano, Rodrigo Caldas Menezes, Luiz Cláudio Ferreira, José Leonardo Nicolau, Leandro Batista das Neves, Raquel Martins Luciano, Magyda Arabia Araji Dahroug, Maria Regina Reis Amendoeira,

Tópico(s)

Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

Resumo

This study aimed to estimate the occurrence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies by means of the Indirect Immunufluorescent Antibody Assay (IFAT) in cattle and pigs from slaughterhouses in two municipalities in the State of Rio de Janeiro. IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies was found in 1.96% (9/459) of the cattle and 7.64% (31/406) of the pigs, without any positive association (p > 0.05) with risk factors for transmission and seropositivity. Taking the cutoff point of IFAT ³ 1:64, titers of 64 and 256 were detected, suggesting chronic infection. Despite the low prevalence rates found for cattle and pigs, these indicated environmental contamination in the municipalities investigated, biosafety failures at the technified pig farm evaluated and the possibility of human and animal infection through eating raw or undercooked meat from these animals.

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