Inquérito sorológico de Toxoplasma gondii em ovinos na microrregião Castanhal, Pará, Brasil / Serologic inquiry of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep in northern Brazil

A toxoplasmose é uma grave zoonose e uma das mais difundidas doenças parasitárias. Um inquérito sorológico realizado nos municípios de Santo Antônio do Tauá e Santa Izabel do Pará, Microrregião Castanhal do Estado do Pará, demonstrou uma elevada frequência (44,29%) de anticorpos anti-Toxoplasma gondii em amostras de soros de ovinos detectados pelo teste de hemaglutinação indireta, com a seguinte distribuição nos títulos 1:64, 1:128, 1:256, 1:512, 1:1024 e 1:2048, respectivamente: 50 (32,26%), 42 (27,10%), 29 (18,70), 11 (7,10%), 12 (7,74%) e 11(7,10%). Diferença estatística significativa foi observada entre as faixas etárias 0 a 2 e > 2 anos em ambos os sexos (?2 = 13,42, p = 0,0002) com maior freqüência, (58,71%), na faixa etária > 2 anos (58,71%), entre os sexos (?2 = 23,51, p = 0,0001), com maior freqüência de sororreagentes nas fêmeas (72,26%). Embora os municípios tenham apresentado freqüências semelhantes (49,33%, para Santa Izabel do Pará e 40,50% para Santo Antonio do Tauá), não foi observada associação entre eles (?2 = 2,71, p = 0,09). Medidas e ações de vigilância sanitária são recomendadas para prevenir riscos aos rebanhos e às populações humanas.

Toxoplasmosis is a serious zoonosis and widespread parasitic disease. A serologic inquiry in Santo Antonio do Tauá and Santa Izabel do Pará counties in the Castanhal Microregion, state of Pará, Northern Brazil, demonstratedahighfrequency,(44.29%) ofanti-Toxoplasmagondii antibodies detected by indirect hemaglutination test, with a distribution at titers 1:64, 1:128, 1:256, 1:512, 1:1024 and 1:2048 of, respectively, 50 (32.26%), 42 (27.10%), 29 (18.70%), 11 (7.10%), 12 (7.74%) and 11(7.10%). A statistically significant difference was observed between the 0 up to 2 and > 2 age groups in both sexes (?2 = 13.42, p = 0.0002) with a greater frequency in the > 2 years age group, (58.71%), and between the sexes (?2 = 23.51, p = 0.0001) with a greater frequency in females, (72.26%). Although the two counties presented similar frequencies (49.33% and 40.50% for Santa Izabel do Pará and Santo Antonio do Tauá, respectively) no association was observed between them. Sanitary surveillance measures are recommended to prevent health risks to humans and animals.

Frequência de anticorpos anti-Toxoplasma gondii em suínos abatidos sem inspeção em Belém / Serologic diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii in swines slaughtered without inspection in Northern Brazil

To survey the occurrence of IgM and IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies in pigs slaughtered without inspection, 110 serum samples from different localities were submitted to indirect hemaglutination test. A frequency of 50.0% (confidence interval 40.7% -...- 59.3%, 95% significance) of positive sera was detected, with a distribution of frequency of 1.83% and 1.83%, 6.36% and 15.45%, 20.0% and 25.4%, 17.3% and 7.3%, and 4.5% and 0.0% for IgM and IgG antibodies, respectively in 1:16, 1:64, 1:256, 1:1024, and 1:2048 serum dilutions. The toxoplasmic infection was present among pigs in the city of Belém.

Frequência de anticorpos anti-Toxoplasma gondii em suínos abatidos sem inspeção em Belém / Serologic diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii in swines slaughtered without inspection in Northern Brazil

To survey the occurrence of IgM and IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies in pigs slaughtered without inspection, 110 serum samples from different localities were submitted to indirect hemaglutination test. A frequency of 50.0% (confidence interval 40.7% /.../ 59.3%, 95% significance) of positive sera was detected, with a distribution of frequency of 1.83% and 1.83%, 6.36% and 15.45%, 20.0% and 25.4%, 17.3% and 7.3%, and 4.5% and 0.0% for IgM and IgG antibodies, respectively in 1:16, 1:64, 1:256, 1:1024, and 1:2048 serum dilutions. The toxoplasmic infection was present among pigs in the city of Belém.