Soccol Vanete Tomaz, de Castro Edilene A, Gazda Tatiana Louise, Garcia Guilherme, Richartz Rosaria R T B, Dittrich Rosangela Locatelli
Departamento de Patologia Básica, Universidade Federal do Paraná-UFPR Rua dos Funcionários 1.540, Juveve, CEP 80035-050 Curitiba-PR, Brazil.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2009 Dec;18 Suppl 1:69-70. doi: 10.4322/rbpv.018e1013.
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.
本研究评估了巴西南部巴拉那州库里蒂巴市城区及周边地区绵羊弓形虫感染的发生情况。采集了来自三个农场的167只绵羊的血样。采用酶联免疫吸附测定法检测抗弓形虫IgG抗体。在167份绵羊样本中，43份（25.75%）呈阳性。该寄生虫在库里蒂巴市城区及周边地区的绵羊中广泛存在。
