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| Author(s): |
Tatiana Evelyn Hayama Ueno
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2005-12-16 |
| Examining board members: |
Rodrigo Martins Soares;
Marcos Bryan Heinemann;
Marcelo Bahia Labruna
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| Advisor: | Rodrigo Martins Soares |
| Abstract | |
From March to June 2004, serum samples from 108 rams and 920 ewes were collected from 32 herds within Distrito Federal, Brazil. The samples were tested by Immunofluorescent Antibody Test, using sera diluted 1:64 and 1: 50 as cut-off values for the detection of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum, respectively. The observed prevalence for T. gondii infection was 38.22% (26.81%<IC 0,95<49.62%). The titers encountered ranged from 64 to 65536, with the most prevalent titer being 2048 (21.15%). The observed prevalence for N. caninum infection was 8.81% (7.08%<IC 0,95<10,53%). The titers ranged from 50 to 51200, being 50 the most frequent titer value (21.11%). The reactant sera to both pathogens corresponded to 4.67% of the samples. The risk factors for T. gondii and N. caninum infections were not determined because of the absence of negative herds for T. gondii infection and the high proportion of herds positive for N. caninum infection (87.50%). The prevalence for T. gondii infection was significantly higher among males than in females. By using the polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism of locus SAG2 on 11 brain samples collected in a regional slaughterhouse, only one sample was positive and proved to be archetype I. The results show that infection by both parasites is widespread in the ovine population from Distrito Federal. (AU) | |