[Occurrence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in ovine from urban and periurban areas from Curitiba, Parana State]

Vanete Tomaz Soccol; Edilene A de Castro; Tatiana Louise Gazda; Guilherme Garcia; Rosaria R T B Richartz; Rosangela Locatelli Dittrich

doi:10.4322/rbpv.018e1013

[Occurrence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in ovine from urban and periurban areas from Curitiba, Parana State]

Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2009 Dec:18 Suppl 1:69-70. doi: 10.4322/rbpv.018e1013.

[Article in Portuguese]

Authors

Vanete Tomaz Soccol¹, Edilene A de Castro, Tatiana Louise Gazda, Guilherme Garcia, Rosaria R T B Richartz, Rosangela Locatelli Dittrich

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Patologia Básica, Universidade Federal do Paraná-UFPR Rua dos Funcionários 1.540, Juveve, CEP 80035-050 Curitiba-PR, Brazil.

PMID: 20040195
DOI: 10.4322/rbpv.018e1013

Abstract

This study evaluated occurrence of the Toxoplasma gondii infection in ovine from urban and periurban areas of Curitiba, State of Paraná, Southern of Brazil. Blood samples from 167 sheep from three farms were collected. ELISA assay was used to detect IgG anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies. Of 167 ovine samples, 43 (25.75%) were positive. The parasite is widespread among sheep from urban and periurban areas of Curitiba.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Animals
Antibodies, Protozoan / blood*
Brazil
Sheep / blood*
Toxoplasma / immunology*
Toxoplasmosis, Animal / blood*

Substances

Antibodies, Protozoan