Toxoplasma Infection in Farm Animals: A Seroepidemiological Survey in Fars Province, South of Iran
| Author | Qasem Asgari | en |
| Author | Bahador Sarkari | en |
| Author | Maryam Amerinia | en |
| Author | Saed Panahi | en |
| Author | Iraj Mohammadpour | en |
| Author | Afrooz Sadeghi Sarvestani | en |
| Issued Date | 2013-04-30 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide parasite which infects animals and human. Infections with this zoonotic parasite are acquired mostly by consumption of undercooked or raw meat, which contains tissue cysts. Objectives: The current study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma infection in farm animals in southern Iran. Materials and Methods: Sera were obtained from 346 farm animals including 80 cows, 33 dogs, 35 horses, 95 sheep, 90 goats, 9 turkeys and 4 geese and evaluated by Modified Agglutination Test (MAT) to detect anti-Toxoplasma antibodies. Results: Anti-Toxoplasma antibodies were detected in sera of 121 out of 346 (34.9%) animals. The highest rate of infection (55%) was found in the cattle, followed by dogs (51.5%), horses (40%), sheep (29.5%), goats (18.8%) and turkeys (11.1%). No antibody was detected in any sera of 4 geese. Most of animals (86%) had antibody titer of 1:20. Males consisted 34.3% and females 40% of seropositive animals but the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Correlation between age of animals and Toxoplasma infection was also insignificant (P > 0.05). Conclusions: High seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis observed in this region indicates that farm animals may play a major role in transmitting the infection to human through consumption of undercooked meats. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/jjm.5195 | en |
| Keyword | Toxoplasma gondii | en |
| Keyword | Farm animal | en |
| Keyword | seroprevalence | en |
| Keyword | Iran | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Toxoplasma Infection in Farm Animals: A Seroepidemiological Survey in Fars Province, South of Iran | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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