The first seroepidemiological study on Toxoplasma gondii in backyard pigs in Myanmar
| Autor: | Soe Soe Wai, Kyaw San Linn, Saw Bawm, Yu Nandi Thaw, Tin Aye Khaing, Lat Lat Htun |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Veterinary medicine CATS biology Epidemiology 030231 tropical medicine Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence Backyard farms Myanmar Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification Serum samples Latex fixation test 03 medical and health sciences Specific antibody 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases parasitic diseases Parasitology Pigs |
| Zdroj: | Parasite Epidemiology and Control, Vol 14, Iss, Pp e00216-(2021) |
| ISSN: | 2405-6731 |
| Popis: | A cross-sectional study of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pigs was carried out in backyard farms in three townships, within Nay Pyi Taw area from June 2014 to August 2014. Blood samples were randomly collected from 256 pigs in 129 farms. Using commercial Latex Agglutination Test kits, specific antibodies to T. gondii were analyzed. Based on LAT results, among 256 serum samples examined, 47 samples (18.4%) were found positive to T. gondii. The numbers of samples showing specific antibody titres from 47 positive pig sera were 20 at 1:64, 2 samples at 1:128, 9 samples at 1:256, 3 samples at 1:512 and 13 samples at 1:1024. Among the hypothesized risk factors, roaming of cats around the farm was found associated to T. gondii seropositivity in pigs (OR = 3.13; 95% CI = 1.33–7.34). This study provides information on seroepidemiology study of T. gondii in backyard pigs for the first time in Myanmar. This information will be useful in developing strategies for the control of T. gondii infection in pigs. |
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