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Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Hunted Wild Boars (Sus scrofa): Heart Meat Juice as an Alternative Sample to Serum for the Detection of Antibodies

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dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Ana Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorMesquita, João Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Luís
dc.contributor.authorVieira-Pinto, Madalena
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-02T11:48:47Z
dc.date.available2017-01-02T11:48:47Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.description.abstractToxoplasmosis is a global zoonosis caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Detection of antibodies to T. gondii in serum samples from hunted animals may represent a key step for public health protection. It is also important to assess the circulation of this parasite in wild boar population. However, in hunted animals, collection of blood is not feasible and meat juice may represent an alternative sample. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate heart meat juice of hunted wild boars as an alternative sample for post-mortem detection of antibodies to T. gondii by modified agglutination test (MAT). The agreement beyond chance between results from meat juice assessed with Cohen’s kappa coefficient revealed that the 1:20 meat juice dilution provided the highest agreement. McNemars’s test further revealed 1:10 as the most suitable meat juice dilution, as the proportion of positive paired samples (serum and meat juice from the same animal) did not differ at this dilution. All together, these results suggest a reasonable accuracy of heart meat juice to detect antibodies to T. gondii by MAT and support it as an alternative sample in post-mortem analysis in hunted wild boars.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationCoelho, C., Lopes, A. P., Mesquita, J. R., Cardoso, L. & Vieira-Pinto, M. (2015). Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Hunted Wild Boars (Sus scrofa): Heart Meat Juice as an Alternative Sample to Serum for the Detection of Antibodies. "EcoHealth", 12(4), 685-688. doi: 10.1007/s10393-015-1073-9pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10393-015-1073-9pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1612-9210
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/3578
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10393-015-1073-9pt_PT
dc.subjectmeat juicept_PT
dc.subjectmodified agglutination testpt_PT
dc.subjectserumpt_PT
dc.subjectToxoplasma gondiipt_PT
dc.subjectwild boarpt_PT
dc.titleToxoplasma gondii Infection in Hunted Wild Boars (Sus scrofa): Heart Meat Juice as an Alternative Sample to Serum for the Detection of Antibodiespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage688pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage685pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEcoHealthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
rcaap.rightsclosedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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