Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Slaughtered Pigs in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil

The object of this study was to investigate Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and parasite DNA in pigs in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Blood samples were collected from 305 slaughtered pigs in 11 municipalities, and their sera were tested for T. gondii antibodies using the indirect fluorescent antibo...

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Published in:	The Journal of parasitology Vol. 98; no. 3; pp. 690 - 691
Main Authors:	Samico Fernandes, Erika F. T, Samico Fernandes, Marcela F. T, Kim, Pomy C. P, de Albuquerque, Pedro P. F, de Souza Neto, Orestes L, de S. Santos, André, de Moraes, Érica P. B. X, de Morais, Eduardo G. F, Mota, Rinaldo A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Lawrence, KS American Society of Parasitologists 01-06-2012 Allen Press Inc
Subjects:	Abattoirs Animals Antibodies Antibodies, Protozoan - blood Biological and medical sciences blood Brazil - epidemiology Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA DNA, Protozoan - chemistry DNA, Protozoan - isolation & purification fluorescence Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect - veterinary Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models genes Heart Heart - parasitology Hogs Humans Indirect fluorescent antibody test Infections Invertebrates Parasites Parasitology Polymerase chain reaction Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary Prevalence Protozoa RESEARCH NOTES Sequence Analysis, DNA - veterinary seroprevalence Swine Swine Diseases - epidemiology Swine Diseases - parasitology Toxoplasma - genetics Toxoplasma - immunology Toxoplasma - isolation & purification Toxoplasma gondii Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis, Animal - epidemiology Ultraviolet radiation Brazil South America America Protozoa Apicomplexa Vertebrata Mammalia Prevalence Toxoplasma gondii Parasite Artiodactyla Slaughter Ungulata Pig
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Summary:	The object of this study was to investigate Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and parasite DNA in pigs in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Blood samples were collected from 305 slaughtered pigs in 11 municipalities, and their sera were tested for T. gondii antibodies using the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT, cutoff 1∶64); 38 (12.5%) samples were positive. Attempts were made to detect T. gondii DNA in the heart tissue of seropositive pigs using the B 1 gene and PCR; 21 (55.2%) of the 38 hearts were positive. This is the first detection of T. gondii DNA in tissues of serologically positive swine in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil.
Bibliography:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1645%2FGE-3032.1 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1
ISSN:	0022-3395 1937-2345
DOI:	10.1645/GE-3032.1