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.

Autor: Neto JO; Unidade Acadêmica de Medicina Veterinária, Centro de Saúde e Tecnologia Rural, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Av. Universitária, Bairro Santa Cecília, CEP 58700-970, Caixa Postal 64, Patos, PB, Brazil., Azevedo SS, Gennari SM, Funada MR, Pena HF, Araújo AR, Batista CS, Silva ML, Gomes AA, Piatti RM, Alves CJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Veterinary parasitology [Vet Parasitol] 2008 Oct 01; Vol. 156 (3-4), pp. 329-32. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 May 22.
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.05.013
Abstrakt: 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.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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