title: Toxoplasmosis in livestock in Italy: an epidemiological update.
abstract: Infection with Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most common parasitic infections of human being and other warm-blooded animals. It has been found worldwide from Alaska to Australia. Public health organizations repeatedly encourage the collection of accurate data about T. gondii in animals and humans due to its medical importance as a major source of parasitic zoonosis. For these reasons, epidemiological updates on toxoplasmosis in livestock are strongly advised also to plan control strategies. In the present paper, seroprevalence data on T. gondii that have been recorded in livestock from different Italian regions over the last 3 decades are reviewed, showing the high level of exposure of livestock to this parasite.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Patologia e Sanità Animale, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Italia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scala
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D000818:Animals; D002020:Buffaloes; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002645:Chickens; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006041:Goats; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008460:Meat / Q000469:parasitology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*