Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in slaughtered pigs in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Journal:
- The Journal of parasitology
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Samico Fernandes, Erika F T et al.
- Affiliation:
- Departamento de Medicina Veteriná · Brazil
Abstract
The object of this study was to investigate Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and parasite DNA in pigs in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Blood samples were collected from 305 slaughtered pigs in 11 municipalities, and their sera were tested for T. gondii antibodies using the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT, cutoff 1:64); 38 (12.5%) samples were positive. Attempts were made to detect T. gondii DNA in the heart tissue of seropositive pigs using the B 1 gene and PCR; 21 (55.2%) of the 38 hearts were positive. This is the first detection of T. gondii DNA in tissues of serologically positive swine in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil.
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