Prevalence and risk factors for anti- Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in goats of the Seridó Oriental microregion, Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeast region of Brazil

The prevalence and risk factors for anti- Toxoplasma gondii antibodies were investigated in goats of the Seridó Oriental microregion, Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeast region of Brazil. Three hundred and sixty-six blood samples from goats collected by jugular venopuncture were used. For the serol...

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Published in:	Veterinary parasitology Vol. 156; no. 3; pp. 329 - 332
Main Authors:	Neto, José O. Araújo, Azevedo, Sérgio S., Gennari, Solange M., Funada, Mikaela R., Pena, Hilda F.J., Araújo, Ana Raquel C.P., Batista, Carolina S.A., Silva, Maria L.C.R., Gomes, Albério A.B., Piatti, Rosa Maria, Alves, Clebert J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01-10-2008 Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier
Subjects:	Animals Antibodies, Protozoan - blood antibody detection Brazil - epidemiology cats dietary minerals disease prevalence disease surveillance disease transmission disease vectors epidemiological studies extensive farming fluorescent antibody technique goat diseases Goat Diseases - blood Goat Diseases - epidemiology Goat Diseases - immunology Goats intensive livestock farming nutrient deficiencies nutritional status Prevalence Risk Factors Seridó Oriental microregion serodiagnosis Seroprevalence Toxoplasma - immunology Toxoplasma gondii toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis, Animal - blood Toxoplasmosis, Animal - epidemiology Toxoplasmosis, Animal - immunology Brazil Toxoplasma gondii Goats Seridó Oriental microregion Risk factors Seroprevalence
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Summary:	The prevalence and risk factors for anti- Toxoplasma gondii antibodies were investigated in goats of the Seridó Oriental microregion, Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeast region of Brazil. Three hundred and sixty-six blood samples from goats collected by jugular venopuncture were used. For the serologic diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection, the indirect fluorescent-antibody test (IFAT) with cut-off value 1:64 was carried out. The prevalence of anti- T. gondii antibodies was 30.6% [95% CI = 25.9–35.6%] with titers ranging from 1:64 to 1:16,384. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the risk factors associated to anti- T. gondii antibodies were presence of cats in the herd, extensive/semi-intensive management systems and lack of mineral supplementation.
Bibliography:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.05.013 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0304-4017 1873-2550
DOI:	10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.05.013