[Occurrence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in ovine from urban and periurban areas from Curitiba, Parana State].
This study evaluated occurrence of the Toxoplasma gondii infection in ovine from urban and periurban areas of Curitiba, State of Paraná, Southern of Brazil. Blood samples from 167 sheep from three farms were collected. ELISA assay was used to detect IgG anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies. Of 167 ovine samples, 43 (25.75%) were positive. The parasite is widespread among sheep from urban and periurban areas of Curitiba.
Soccol
Vanete Tomaz
VT
Departamento de Patologia Básica, Universidade Federal do Paraná-UFPR Rua dos Funcionários 1.540, Juveve, CEP 80035-050 Curitiba-PR, Brazil.
de Castro
Edilene A
EA
Gazda
Tatiana Louise
TL
Garcia
Guilherme
G
Richartz
Rosaria R T B
RR
Dittrich
Rosangela Locatelli
RL
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil; D012756:Sheep / Q000097:blood*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000097:blood*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan