Prevalence of antibodies to &lt;i&gt;Toxoplasma gondii&lt;/i&gt; in four breeds of cattle at Ibadan, Nigeria

Joshua, R.A.; Akinwumi, KA

doi:10.4314/tv.v21i3.4533

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“…The seroprevalence of 13.81 % in cattle reported in this study using ELISA is consistent with the observation of previous investigators. Joshua and Akinwumi (2003) reported a prevalence of 16.9 % using latex agglutination test (LAT) while Okewole (2007) reported a prevalence of 10.1 % in Ibadan using MAT. The low prevalence of toxoplasmosis in cattle could be attributed to genetic resistance of cattle to T. gondii and the management system that reduced contact of cattle with cat or cat wastes.…”

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“…The low prevalence of toxoplasmosis in cattle could be attributed to genetic resistance of cattle to T. gondii and the management system that reduced contact of cattle with cat or cat wastes. These factors were also speculated to be responsible for the higher seropositivity of the nomadic white Fulani cattle breed than the sedentary N'dama, (Joshua and Akinwumi 2003). The antibody levels in most pigs were very high possibly due to continued infection with T. gondii in pigs over time.…”

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Seroprevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in cattle and pigs in Ibadan, Nigeria

Onyiche

Ademola

2013

J Parasit Dis

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Toxoplasmosis is an important food borne parasitic zoonoses. However, data on Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic animals mostly used for human consumption in Nigeria are scarce. We thus conducted a survey on the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in a representative sample of cattle and pigs in farms and the abattoirs between June and December 2012. Sera from 210 cattle (both sexes) and 302 pigs (both sexes), were examined for T. gondii specific IgG antibodies by indirect Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The seroprevalences determined were 13.91 % in cattle and 29.14 % in pigs. The antibody levels ranged from 0.499 to 2.103 in cattle, and 0.544 to 3.020 in pigs. The prevalence of IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies was positively correlated with the age. The seroprevalences (26.23 %) and (36.54 %) for adult cattle and pigs respectively, were higher compared to younger groups. However the difference was not significant (P > 0.05) in cattle but significant (P < 0.05) in pigs. In Nigeria, exposure to raw or undercooked foods is a risk factor for T. gondii infection. Knowledge of the prevalence of toxoplasmosis will help to target prevention efforts.

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Seroprevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in cattle and pigs in Ibadan, Nigeria

Onyiche

Ademola

2013

J Parasit Dis

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“…There is no epidemiological data on livestock toxoplasmosis in this study area and, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that has detected T. gondii in cattle blood by PCR in South Africa. Recent serological studies have also reported a seroprevalence of 16.9%, 10.1% and 13.81% in cattle using latex agglutination test, Microscopic agglutination test (MAT) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively, in Nigeria (Joshua & Akinwumi 2003 ; Okewole 2007 ; Onyiche & Ademola 2015 ). The low prevalence of Toxoplasma in cattle in the present study could be because cattle are genetically resistant to T. gondii.…”

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Parasites of veterinary importance from domestic animals in uMkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal province

Mofokeng

Taioe

Smit

et al. 2020

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

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This study investigated the occurrence and phylogenetic relationship of protozoan parasites and Ehrlichia infecting domestic animals from three municipalities in uMkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. A total of 208 blood samples collected from clinically healthy cattle, sheep, goats and dogs from uMkhanyakude district were examined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays, using either genus or species-specific primers to determine the occurrence and phylogenetic relationship of various protozoan parasites and Ehrlichia of veterinary importance. A total of 5/109 (4.6%) cattle were PCR-positive for the presence of Toxoplasma gondii, 33/109 (30.3%) for Babesia bovis, 24/109 (22.02%) for Babesia bigemina and 20/109 (18.3%) for Trypanosoma sp., while 3/10 (30%) of sheep were PCR-positive for Theileria ovis and none of the goats were positive for any of the detected pathogens. The co-infection of 4/109 (3.7%) B. bovis and B. bigemina was detected in cattle. Only Ehrlichia canis was detected in dogs with infection rate of 20/48 (41.7%). Sequences of PCR-positive isolates (B. bovis, B. bigemina, E. canis, T. ovis and T. gondii) showed that they were closely related to their relevant species from various countries. These findings have expanded our knowledge about the prevalence and phylogenetic similarity between protozoan parasites and Ehrlichia isolates of South African origin. To date, this is the first study in South Africa to detect T. gondii infections from cattle blood using PCR.

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“…Most of these meats are either processed by boiling, frying, drying, smoking and salting. However, reported literatures showed that high prevalence of toxoplasmosis was detected in chickens (Ayinmode and Dubey, 2012), cattle (Joshua and Akinwumi, 2004;Onyiche and Ademola, 2013), pigs (Onyiche and Ademola, 2013;Akande et al, 2016), sheep (Kamani et al, 2010), Goat (Kamani et al, 2010), dogs (Kamani et al, 2010;Ayinmode et al, 2016). Among all the animal types investigated, chickens are most important source of meat in human owing to its high content of protein, phosphorous and other important minerals (Adetunji and Rauf, 2012).…”

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Risk factors and mode of transmission of toxoplasmosis in Nigeria: a review

Sharif¹,

Aliyu²,

Yusuf³

et al. 2019

Bayero J. Pure App. Sci.

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Toxoplasmosis is a cosmopolitan infection caused by an obligate intracellular protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite was described as the most successful having full potentials to be transmitted through various routes from contamination of the environment and food substances to continuous spread as tissue cyst in meat, among its intermediate host, bypassing its sexual stage of life cycle in its definitive host. Relevant English databases were searched for the prevalence studies conducted in Nigeria. In this review, we identified the various ways through which the infection can be spread within human population as reported by various studies in Nigeria.

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Prevalence of antibodies to <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> in four breeds of cattle at Ibadan, Nigeria

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