Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella infections in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Northeastern Patagonia, Argentina
| Autor: | María José Corominas, Ricardo Veneroni, Marina Winter, Sergio Gabriel Mancini, Mariano Emmanuel Ercole, Diego Enrique Birochio, Sergio Damián Abate, Mariana Ines Pasqualetti, Fernando Adrián Fariña, Andrea Marcos, Bernardo Alonso, Gastón Moré, Miriam Mabel Ribicich, Nélida Perera, María Cecilia Venturini, Marianela Castillo, Lais Luján Pardini |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Veterinary medicine 040301 veterinary sciences Swine Trichinella 030231 tropical medicine Sus scrofa Antibodies Helminth Argentina Antibodies Protozoan Animals Wild Wild boar Artificial digestion 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Food Animals Seroepidemiologic Studies biology.animal parasitic diseases medicine Patagonia Animals Potential source Swine Diseases biology Ciencias Veterinarias Toxoplasma gondii Trichinellosis 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification Serum samples medicine.disease Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis Animal biology.protein Animal Science and Zoology Female Antibody Toxoplasma |
| Zdroj: | SEDICI (UNLP) Universidad Nacional de La Plata instacron:UNLP |
| Popis: | Wild boar (Sus scrofa) was introduced in many countries of the world and is recognized as carrier of many infectious diseases. Wild game meat consumption is recognized as a source of transmission of Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of antibodies to T. gondii and Trichinella spp. in free-range wild boars in Northeastern Argentine Patagonia. Between 2014 and 2018, 144 blood samples and 423 muscle samples from 423 carcasses were collected. To detect T. gondii IgG, 144 sera were processed by an immunofluorescent antibody test, and to detect anti-Trichinella IgG, 125 sera and 304 muscle juice samples were processed by ELISA. Detection of first stage larvae in muscle was performed by artificial digestion . A total of 423 wild boars muscle samples were negative to Trichinella spp. by artificial digestion. Antibodies to Trichinella spp. were detected in 2.4% (3/125) of serum samples and in 1.64% (5/304) of meat juice samples. Antibodies to T. gondii infection were detected in 12.5% (18/144) of the serum samples. This is the first study to reveal the presence of antibodies to T. gondii in wild boars from Argentina. The present results suggest that consumption of raw or undercooked wild boar meat could represent a potential source risk for toxoplasmosis in humans and that Trichinella spp. is infrequent and/or that it circulates in low burdens among wild boars in Northeastern Patagonia. Laboratorio de Inmunoparasitología |
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