Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum infections in sheep from Federal District, central region of Brazil.

Autor: Ueno TE; Unidade de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Mirassol, Pólo Centro Norte, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 445, CEP 15025-990, Caixa Postal 1013, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. tatianaueno@apta.sp.gov.br, Gonçalves VS, Heinemann MB, Dilli TL, Akimoto BM, de Souza SL, Gennari SM, Soares RM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tropical animal health and production [Trop Anim Health Prod] 2009 Apr; Vol. 41 (4), pp. 547-52. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Aug 23.
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9220-8
Abstrakt: Serum samples from 1028 sheep were collected from 32 herds within Federal District, in the central region of Brazil. The samples were examined by indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) using sera diluted 1:64 and 1:50 as cut-off values for the detection of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum, respectively. The observed prevalence for T. gondii infection was 38.22% (26.81%
Databáze: MEDLINE
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