SOROPREVALENCE OF ANTI-TOXOPLASMA GONDII AND ANTI-NEOSPORA CANINUM ANTIBODIES IN BOVINE ANIMALS FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL STATE

• Grant number: 16/25771-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2017
• End date: December 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Preventive Veterinary Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Helio Langoni
• Grantee: João Luis Revolta Callefe
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis and neosporosis are important diseases in reproductive and Public Health scopes. Bovines act as intermediary hosts in both diseases, as well as other domestic animals and birds. The impacts of these parasitosis might cause not only negative impacts in the productive chain, but also putting human health at risk, specially pregnant women, once infected by the Toxoplasma gondii that is the ethiologic agent of toxoplasmosis, an important zoonotic disease. Therefore, the soroprevalence scanning of both protozoa is extremelly relevant in regions that present significant cattle population and production, as the South Region of Brazil, thus helping to clarify related issues as well as improving control and prevention measures. This study aims to detect the presence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum using the Indirect Immunofluorescence Reaction in bovine serum samples from different municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul state.