Prevalence and risk factors for anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in goats of the Seridó Oriental microregion, Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeast region of Brazil.
The prevalence and risk factors for anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies were investigated in goats of the Seridó Oriental microregion, Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeast region of Brazil. Three hundred and sixty-six blood samples from goats collected by jugular venopuncture were used. For the serologic diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection, the indirect fluorescent-antibody test (IFAT) with cut-off value 1:64 was carried out. The prevalence of anti-T. gondii antibodies was 30.6% [95% CI=25.9-35.6%] with titers ranging from 1:64 to 1:16,384. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the risk factors associated to anti-T. gondii antibodies were presence of cats in the herd, extensive/semi-intensive management systems and lack of mineral supplementation.
Neto
José O Araújo
JO
Unidade Acadêmica de Medicina Veterinária, Centro de Saúde e Tecnologia Rural, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Av. Universitária, Bairro Santa Cecília, CEP 58700-970, Caixa Postal 64, Patos, PB, Brazil.
Azevedo
Sérgio S
SS
Gennari
Solange M
SM
Funada
Mikaela R
MR
Pena
Hilda F J
HF
Araújo
Ana Raquel C P
AR
Batista
Carolina S A
CS
Silva
Maria L C R
ML
Gomes
Albério A B
AA
Piatti
Rosa Maria
RM
Alves
Clebert J
CJ
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006041:Goats; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan