Abstract
On a three hundred swine sera sample collected from a Municipal Slaughter house and a Research Laboratory at the Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería a 26% of positivity against T. gondii was found using the carbon immunoassay. A relationship between the age and swine race are made. The epidemiological significance of this findings are discussed focused mainly on the role of swine meat as a source of human infection in Costa Rica.
Publication types
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English Abstract
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Age Factors
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Animals
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Antibodies, Protozoan / blood*
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Costa Rica / epidemiology
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Female
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Food Parasitology*
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Humans
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Male
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Meat / parasitology*
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Swine / blood
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Swine / immunology
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Swine / parasitology*
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Swine Diseases / epidemiology
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Swine Diseases / immunology*
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Toxoplasma / immunology*
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Toxoplasmosis / transmission*
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Toxoplasmosis, Animal / epidemiology
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Toxoplasmosis, Animal / immunology*