Study of the ocurrence of Toxoplasma gondii in Sheeps reared in the State of Sergipe

• Grant number: 11/12171-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: September 01, 2011
• End date: August 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Clinics and Surgery
• Principal Investigator: Lilian Gregory
• Grantee: Natália Carrillo Gaeta
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Because of its tropical climate, Brazil is considered a country with great weather conditions for the sheep, especially in the Northeast. Diseases such as toxoplasmosis are important because of the damage they cause to farmers.The project in question aims to investigate the occurrence of toxoplasmosis in sheep reared in the state of Sergipe through the technique of indirect immunofluorescence.