Clinical observations, pathology, bioassay in mice and serological response at slaughter in pigs experimentally infected with Toxoplasma gondii

Prevalence of specific IgG-antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in domestic turkeys determined by kinetic ELISA based on recombinant GRA7 and GRA8

“…Pig meat fluid has been tested successfully by ELISA for T. gondii-specific antibodies (Wingstrand et al, 1997;Lunden et al, 2002) but to our knowledge, no other consumption meat fluid was ever tested. The comparison of turkey serum and meat fluid led to similar results for all the tested samples, with the exception of the low-positive sample.…”

Análise morfométrica da parede intestinal e dinâmica de mucinas secretadas no íleo de frangos infectados por Toxoplasma gondii

“…Em humanos, a toxoplasmose pode acarretar sérios problemas clínicos, como linfadenopatia, cegueira, encefalite em indivíduos imunodeprimidos e malformações em indivíduos infectados durante a gestação, por isso é considerada um problema de saúde pública . Já em animais como cães, essa zoonose pode causar febre com lassidão, pneumonia, manifestações neurológicas, anorexia e diarréia; nos pequenos ruminantes, a toxoplasmose clínica está associada à febre, à dispnéia, à sintomatologia nervosa e ao aborto, em geral, em ovelhas, e mortalidade perinatal em cordeiros (KIM, 2007); nos suínos, induz a tosse, dispnéia e diarréia (WINGSTRAND et al, 1997); enquanto nas aves observa-se palidez, flacidez, perda de peso e diarréia (JONES et al, 1959).…”

Isolation and Genotyping ofToxoplasma GondiiCausing Fatal Systemic Toxoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent 10-Year-Old Cat

“…Indeed, previous experiments have shown that the mousevirulent strain RH (clonal type I) was not more pathogenic in pigs than was T. gondii type II, and this strain was devoid of cyst-forming capacity. 25 Furthermore, strains nonpathogenic in sheep were virulent in mice, but a strain causing abortions in sheep was shown 19 to be nonpathogenic in mice. This indicates that host factors must play a crucial role in the outcome of infection.…”