Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii (Apicomplexa) in meat producing animals in Costa Rica
Rev. biol. trop
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42(1/2): 15-20, abr.-ago. 1994. tab
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in English
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| ID: lil-218380
ABSTRACT
A serologic screening for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies by IgG indirect fluorescent antibodies test (IgG-IFAT) was carried among 496 swine and 601 cattle serum samples from throughout Costa Rica, to study the possible role of their meat in the transmission of the parasite. The overall prevalence of antibodies was 34.4 per cent in cattle and 43.8 per cent in swine. No significant differences were found in the antibody prevalence between males and females in both animal groups, which acquire the infection early in their lives. Swine did not present significant differences between age groups. In cattle there was a high percent of seropositivity between the first and third years of age. The provinces that showed a greater number of seropositive animals were Limón and Puntarenas for both animals, and Guanacaste for cattle
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Main subject:
Toxoplasma
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Immunoglobulin G
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Antibodies, Protozoan
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Toxoplasmosis, Animal
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Central America
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Costa Rica
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. biol. trop
Journal subject:
Biology
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Tropical Medicine
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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