Ocorrência de anticorpos anti-Toxoplasma gondii em caprinos e ovinos abatidos no Matadouro Públicos de Patos - PB.

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide anthropozoonosis that affects millions of people on the world. Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan, that parasitize various tissues of mammals and birds. The importance of ovine and caprine toxoplasmosis is related to reproductive losses and the implications for public health. This study aimed to verify the occurrence of anti-T. gondii in sheep and goats slaughtered in the public slaughterhouse of Patos city, located in the western part of the state of Paraíba. 100 sera from sheep and 97 from goats were analyzed using Indirect Hemagglutination (HI) test and Indirect Immunofluorescence Reaction with a cut off of 64. The results obtained by HI showed a frequency of 4% and 4.12% of reactive serum from sheep and goats, respectively, while by RIFI the frequency was 25% and 27.8%. Fisher’s exact test found no significant difference in seropositivity by sex and species variables. In regard to the comparison among both techniques, Kappa Index showed slight agreement between serological methods, (0.1481 and 0.0616 for sheep and goats, respectively). Given the frequency found, it becomes evident the need for further studies on risk factors in the herd goats and sheep destined for slaughterhouse Public Patos-PB so you can take effective measures for control and prevention.