title: [Toxoplasma gondii: level of carriage in sheep of Marrakech region (Mnabha)].
abstract: Toxoplasma gondii is an ubiquitous parasite with a prevalence variable from country to country. In Morocco very few studies were devoted to this prevalence. To fill this gap we were interested to study the epidemiology of this parasite and to know the level of carriage by the different vectors which are the sources of contamination in humans. The study was done by directly detecting the cysts in the cerebral tissue of the 50 sheep killed and destined for consumption. The results of this preliminary study show that 30% of the cases carry the cysts of T. gondii. To confirm this result and verify the virulence, cerebral specimens were inoculated into mice. These findings are encouraging to complete this study with serological tests and to look for the parasite in cows and goats of this region.
authors.affiliation: UFR de Biologie et Santé, Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Maroc.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Belbacha
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hafid
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tran Manh Sung
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Flori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Raberin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aboufatima
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Regragui
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dalal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chait
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary; D051379:Mice; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014774:Virulence