Serological survey of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in food animals from São Paulo state, Brazil

Authors

  • Luciana Regina Meireles Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Laboratório de Protozoologia, São Paulo, SP
  • Andrés Jimenez Galisteo Jr. Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Laboratório de Protozoologia, São Paulo, SP
  • Heitor Franco de Andrade Jr. Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Laboratório de Protozoologia, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-95962003000400005

Keywords:

Toxoplasma gondii, Food animals, Seroprevalence, ELISA

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is one of the most prevalent parasitic infections of man and livestock, and its transmission has usually been attributed to ingestion of undercooked or raw meat from infected livestock, with the infection rate in those animals being an important risk predictor of human disease, high in Brazil and São Paulo State. Looking for this public health problem, we tested serum samples from cattle, goat, sheep and chicken from the State of São Paulo, Brazil, for IgG antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were found in 31.00% (62/200) of sheep, 17.00% (34/200) of goat and 11.00% (22/200) of cattle, without positive sample in chicken. Despite differences in feeding habits of each species, the rate of infection of tested animals could be better attributed to livestock management methods, which improvement could reduce infection.

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Published

2003-01-01

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 4 (2003)

Section

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How to Cite

1.
Meireles LR, Galisteo Jr. AJ, Andrade Jr. HF de. Serological survey of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in food animals from São Paulo state, Brazil. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2003 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 16];40(4):267-71. Available from: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/11331