Toxoplasmosis in pigs in Córdoba, Spain.
A total of 303 pig sera were examined by the Indirect Fluorescence Antibody Test (IFAT), basic Direct Agglutination Test (AD) and Direct Agglutination Test with 2-mercaptoethanol (AD 2-ME). The percentages of positive sera were 32.0 with IFAT, 37.95 with AD and 32.34% with AD 2-ME. No relationship was evident between sex and the incidence of toxoplasmosis in pigs. There were no significant statistical differences between the IFAT and the AD 2-ME, hence both tests can be recommended equally for serological surveys of toxoplasmosis.
D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D008297:Male; D013030:Spain; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*