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Prevalência e fatores de risco associados à toxoplasmose ovina no Nordeste do Brasil

dc.contributor.authorMendonça, Carlos Eduardo D'Alencar
dc.contributor.authorBarros, Sílvia Letícia Bomfim
dc.contributor.authorGuimarães, Vitor Andrade Accioly
dc.contributor.authorFerraudo, Antonio Sergio [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMunhoz, Alexandre Dias
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de Brasília (UnB)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:28:48Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:28:48Z
dc.date.issued2013-04-01
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated to Toxoplasma gondii infection in sheep from northeastern Brazil. A total of 932 ovine serum samples from 54 properties in 19 municipalities of the state of Sergipe were collected and assayed using indirect fluorescent antibody test. The assay used antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii (IFAT-IgG) with a cutoff point of 1:64. We observed that 28.22% (263/932) of the ovine samples were serum-reactive. In a logistic regression, factors such as consumption of water directly from the source, consumption of water from a deep well, and age below 12 months were associated with protection; whereas factors such as presence of cats on the property, presence of slatted floor, and use of exchanged or borrowed breeding males were associated with infection. The studied area can be considered endemic for toxoplasmosis, so it is necessary to adopt preventive and control measures because this zoonotic infection poses risks to public health.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade de Brasília - UNB, Brasília, DF
dc.description.affiliationCurso de Medicina Veterinária Universidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS, Aracaju, SE
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Ciências Exatas Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho' - UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - UESC, Ilhéus, BA
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Ciências Exatas Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho' - UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP
dc.format.extent230-234
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-29612013000200042
dc.identifier.citationRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria, v. 22, n. 2, p. 230-234, 2013.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S1984-29612013000200042
dc.identifier.file2-s2.0-84879265972.pdf
dc.identifier.issn0103-846X
dc.identifier.lattes7159757610060958
dc.identifier.scieloS1984-29612013000200042
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84879265972
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/75018
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000322556800008
dc.language.isoeng
dc.language.isopor
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectRisk factors
dc.subjectSeroepidemiology
dc.subjectSheep
dc.subjectToxoplasma gondii
dc.titlePrevalência e fatores de risco associados à toxoplasmose ovina no Nordeste do Brasilpt
dc.title.alternativePrevalence and risk factors associated to ovine toxoplasmosis in northeastern Brazilen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.scielo.br/revistas/rbpv/paboutj.htm#03
dspace.entity.typePublication
unesp.author.lattes7159757610060958[4]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-7089-923X[4]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabalpt
unesp.departmentCiências Exatas - FCAVpt

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