Frequency of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in ducks slaughtered in Belém city, State of Pará, Brazil
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Seroprevalence; The consumption of poultry; Indirect hemoagglutination; Amazon Region.Abstract
The infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii is an important zoonosis which has extensive worldwide distribution. In Para state poultry consumption is high, especially chickens. Another group of birds, the ducks (Cairina moschata), also has relevance in the local cuisine, restricted to certain times of the year. This study aimed to determine the frequency of infection by T. gondii in domestic ducks sent for slaughter in the city of Belem-PA. We evaluated 172 ducks of both genres, coming from three producers municipalities of these animals (Castanhal, Santa Izabel do Pará and Capitão Poço), submitted to semi-intensive or extensive farming systems. Serum samples from these birds were analyzed by indirect hemagglutination method (IHA) qualitative and semiquantitative for anti-T. gondii, using a cut off dilution of 1:16. The frequency obtained from anti-T. gondii was 16.28% (28/172). There was no statistical difference related to the genre of birds, however, differences were observed among the three cities and the systems which the birds were created, being present and the greater the risk of infection in Santa Izabel do Pará and Capitão Poço semi intensive and extensively mode. This was the first record of the frequency of toxoplasmosis in ducks, which despite being below regional standards demonstrates the risk of meat from these animals use as a source of infection for toxoplasmosis in humans and other animals, as well as indicating contamination of the environment where they were created, with oocysts of T. gondii, mainly in the municipalities of Santa Izabel do Pará and Capitão Poço.
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