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Serological evidence of Toxoplasma gondii in hunted wild boar from Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Madalena Vieira
dc.contributor.authorFaria, Ana Sofia
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Hélia Vale
dc.contributor.authorVeloso, Octávia
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Maria das Neves Paiva
dc.contributor.authorMesquita, João Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Ana Patrícia
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-03T16:00:38Z
dc.date.available2017-01-03T16:00:38Z
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.description.abstractToxoplasmosis is an important parasitic zoonosis with a worldwide distribution, being the parasitic disease with the highest occurrence in Europe. Wild boar has an important role in the epidemiological cycle of Toxoplasma gondii as an intermediate host, that can potentially infect humans when the meat is consumed raw or undercooked. The purpose of this work was to determine the presence of antibodies to T. gondii in serum of hunted wild boar. During the hunting season 2011/2012, sera samples were collected from 97 wild boar and tested for IgG antibodies to T. gondii, using the modified agglutination test. Twenty out of the 97 wild boar (20.6%) were seropositive for T. gondii IgG antibodies. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that males and older animals were associated with T. gondii seropositivity. These results show that T. gondii has an important presence in wild boar population from Portugal, suggesting a potential zoonotic risk for humans when wild boar meat or meat products are consumed raw or undercooked.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationCoelho, C., Pinto, M.V., Faria, A.S., Gonçalves, A.V., Veloso, O., Cardoso, M.N.P.,...Lopes, A. P. (2014). Serological evidence of Toxoplasma gondii in hunted wild boar from Portugal. "Veterinary Parasitology", 202 (3-4), 310-312. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.03.013pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.03.013pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/3592
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304401714001629pt_PT
dc.subjectModified agglutination testpt_PT
dc.subjectSerologypt_PT
dc.subjectToxoplasma gondiipt_PT
dc.subjectWild boarpt_PT
dc.titleSerological evidence of Toxoplasma gondii in hunted wild boar from Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage312pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage310pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleVeterinary Parasitologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume202pt_PT
rcaap.rightsclosedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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