| Autor: |
Beatriz Maria de Almeida Braz, Bruna Catarina de Oliveira Feitosa, Elton Amorim Romão, Edson Moura da Silva, José Wilton Pinheiro Júnior, Rinaldo Aparecido Mota, Sérgio Santos de Azevedo, Wagnner José Nascimento Porto |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, Vol 29, Iss 4 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1984-2961 |
| DOI: |
10.1590/s1984-29612020087 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease, which is prevalent across the world and has a strong environmental component in its transmission chain. The present study determined the seroprevalence and factors related to Toxoplasma gondii infection among free-range chickens from an Atlantic Forest area in Northeastern Brazil. A total of 550 free-range chickens were tested for T. gondii antibodies usingthe indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT, cut-off point 1:16), and 269 (48.9%; 95% CI = 44.7-53.1%) were positive. Among the 61 properties 57 (93.4%) had at least one seropositive animal. The robust Poisson regression model showed that the variables/categories associated with the seroprevalence of T. gondii were: region of origin of the animals/urban area (prevalence ratio [PR] = 2.346; P |
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