Open AccessOcorrência de anticorpos anti-Toxoplasma gondii em ovinos das áreas urbanas e periurbanas de Curitiba, Paraná
Author(s) -
Vanete Thomaz Soccol,
Edilene Alcântara de Castro,
Tatiana Louise Gazda,
Guilherme Garcia,
R. R. T. B. Richartz,
Rosângela Locatelli Dittrich
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinária/brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology
Language(s) - Portuguese
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1984-2961
pISSN - 0103-846X
DOI - 10.4322/rbpv.018e1013
Subject(s) - curitiba , biology , toxoplasma gondii , immunology , antibody , humanities , philosophy
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.