FREQUENCY OF THE ANTI- Toxoplasma Gondii ANTIBODY IN GOAT AND SHEEP FARMS IN THE STATE OF PERNAMBUCO – BRAZIL

Authors

  • Manoel de Souza Bispo UFRPE
  • Maria A. da Gloria Faustino UFRPE
  • Leucio Câmara Alves UFRPE
  • Joaquín H. Patarroyo Salcedo UFV
  • Carlos Henrique de Souza UFV
  • Daliane Pontes de Sousa UFRPE
  • Marilene Maria de Lima UFRPE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v12i2.1370

Keywords:

Animal parasitology

Abstract

The present study was carried out in order to verify the presence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in goat and sheep farms located in different mesoregions within the State of Pernambuco – Brazil. Blood samples were collected from 164 goats and 124 sheep and submitted to the indirect immunofluorescence technique. The results showed positive rates of 47.6% (78/164) and 48.4% (60/124) for goats and sheep, respectively. A significant difference of infection rates in the different regions was observed in both goats and sheep.

KEYWORDS: goat; immunofluorescence; Pernambuco; sheep; toxoplasmosis.

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Author Biographies

Manoel de Souza Bispo, UFRPE

Departamento de Medicina Veterinária. Área de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva.

Maria A. da Gloria Faustino, UFRPE

Departamento de Medicina Veterinária. Área de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva.

Leucio Câmara Alves, UFRPE

Departamento de Medicina Veterinária. Área de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva.

Joaquín H. Patarroyo Salcedo, UFV

Laboratório de Biologia e Controle de Hematozoários - Instituto de Biotecnologia aplicada à Agropecuária.

Carlos Henrique de Souza, UFV

Mestrando – DVT / UFV

Daliane Pontes de Sousa, UFRPE

Graduação IC – CNPQ - UFRPE

Marilene Maria de Lima, UFRPE

Doutoranda – PPGCV – UFRPE

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Published

2011-06-24

How to Cite

BISPO, M. de S.; FAUSTINO, M. A. da G.; ALVES, L. C.; SALCEDO, J. H. P.; SOUZA, C. H. de; SOUSA, D. P. de; LIMA, M. M. de. FREQUENCY OF THE ANTI- Toxoplasma Gondii ANTIBODY IN GOAT AND SHEEP FARMS IN THE STATE OF PERNAMBUCO – BRAZIL. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 12, n. 2, p. 291–297, 2011. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v12i2.1370. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/1370. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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