Serologic Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Chickens in Madras, India

Devada, K.; Anandan, R.; Dubey, J. P.

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“…Beef is less likely to be a source of infection. 18,19,29,30,31,32 Freezing and the thorough cooking of meat significantly reduces the risk of meat-eating-related Toxoplasma infection and could have contributed to the lack of association of Toxoplasma infection. 30 With the soil-related risk factors, working in a garden with bare hands and also frequently eating unwashed fresh fruits and vegetables showed no significant association with Toxoplasma infection in this study.…”

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Sero-epidemiology of toxoplasmosis amongst pregnant women in the greater Accra region of Ghana

Ayi

Edu²,

Apea-Kubi³

et al. 2010

Ghana Medical Journal

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SUMMARYObjectives: To investigate Toxoplasma infection among pregnant women in relation to exposure to infection risk, age and pregnancy-related risk factors. Design and Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 294 pregnant women attending ante-natal clinic in Accra who consented to participate. Personal and Toxoplasma infection risk related data were obtained by questionnaire interviews. Venous blood was safely drawn from each participant and spun to obtain sera. Each of the 159 randomly selected serum samples was tested for specific anti-Toxoplasma (anti-T. gondii) antibodies IgG, IgA and IgM using a commercial ELISA kit (Calbiotech Inc., CA). ELISA results were correlated with exposure to possible infection risk factors as well as age and pregnancy-related risk factors. Results: The 159 women aged 15-40 years in their first, second and third trimesters, numbered 29, 70 and 60, respectively. An overall anti-T. gondii antibodies IgG, IgA and IgM seroprevalence of 92.5% (147/159) was recorded, with 4.1% (6/147) of them having antiIgG only. The remaining 88.7% (141/159) had antiToxoplasma antibodies IgG, IgA and IgM in various combinations and consisted of 17.7% (25/141) in their first, 44.0% (62/141) in their second, and 38.3% (54/141) in their third, trimesters. Twelve women (7.6%) were seronegative for all 3 antibodies Conclusions: Seroprevalence was high among the women and exposure to contact with cats' faeces was found to be the major T. gondii infection risk factor. Age and pregnancy-related risk factors did not have association with T. gondii infection within the limitations of this study.

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Sero-epidemiology of toxoplasmosis amongst pregnant women in the greater Accra region of Ghana

Ayi

Edu²,

Apea-Kubi³

et al. 2010

Ghana Medical Journal

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“…Birçok kanatlı türünde doğal (4,22,23,25,26,44,45,48) ve deneysel (7,9,10,(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)37) toksoplazmozis olgularında çeşitli serolojik testler ile enfeksiyonun seropozitifliği saptanmıştır. Baykuş ve güvercinlerde Modifıye aglutinasyon testi (MAT) (25); tavuklarda MAT, Latex aglutinasyon testi (LAT), İndirekt Hemaglutinasyon testi (IHA), ELISA, Sabin-Feldman Dye Test (SFDT) (10); hindilerde MAT (22,26); hindi, tavuk ve ördeklerde MAT (23) ile toxoplazmozis saptanmıştır.…”

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“…Baykuş ve güvercinlerde Modifıye aglutinasyon testi (MAT) (25); tavuklarda MAT, Latex aglutinasyon testi (LAT), İndirekt Hemaglutinasyon testi (IHA), ELISA, Sabin-Feldman Dye Test (SFDT) (10); hindilerde MAT (22,26); hindi, tavuk ve ördeklerde MAT (23) ile toxoplazmozis saptanmıştır. Diğer taraftan süs kuşlarında da LAT kullanmıştır (44).…”

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“…Toxoplasma gondii enfeksiyonları ağırlıklı olarak ticari kümes ünitelerinde veya küçük boyutlu kümeslerde bildirilmesine karşın (1,3,13), yaygınlığı hakkındaki bilgiler kısıtlıdır. Doğal enfekte kanatlılarda T. gondii prevalansının önemli ölçüde farklılıklar gösterdiği (1,3,14,21) ve tavuklarda yapılan bioassay denemelerinde beyin ve kalbin birlikte kullanılmasının yararlı olacağı önerilmiştir (3,(22)(23)(24). Yabani kanatlılarda da toksoplazmozis üzerine çalışmalar yapılmış (25)(26)(27) olup, çeşitli ülkelerde kaliforniya bıldırcınında (28), kakarikis papağanında (29), kel kartalda (30) toksoplazmozis vakalarına rastlanılmıştır.…”

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Experimental Toxoplasmosis in Japanese Quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Atasever

Babür²,

İncı³

et al. 2017

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“…Literák & Hejlícek (1993) remarked that free range chickens may represent a risky source of contamination when manipulation of raw meat is performed with no hygiene measures. Moreover, such chickens keep direct ground contact, becoming a major instrument for determining the level of environmental contamination by T. gondii oocysts (Devada et al, 1998). Dogs play a secondary role in T. gondii transmission in Brazil, once they are not a food source for man.…”

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Characterization ofToxoplasma gondiifrom domestic animals from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Brandão

Ferreira²,

Melo³

et al. 2006

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Summary :In an attempt to isolate and characterize Toxoplasma gondii from the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, musculature samples from 72 pigs, 25 dogs, 28 free-range chickens and 50 chickens produced in industrialized farms were collected. Antibodies to T. gondii have not been detected in pigs, but were found in nine (40.9 %) out of 22 dogs, and in 15 (53.6 %) of 28 free range chickens. T. gondii was not isolated from pigs and industrialized chickens, but from eight dogs and 11 free range chickens. In order to determine T. gondii virulence, female BALB/c mice were inoculated with 10 3 , 10 2 , 10 1 and 10 0 tachyzoites of the 19 isolates. The strains RH (virulent) and ME49 (non-virulent) were used as references. Isolates were divided into three groups according to the virulence phenotype: five isolates were classified into virulent in mice, one into non-virulent and 13 into intermediate virulent. Nested-PCR of T. gondii SAG2 locus amplified DNA from 21 out of 22 DNA samples directly extracted from heart of free range chickens. These samples were genotyped through a PCR-RFLP assay. Seventeen (80.9 %) were classified into type I; one (4.8 %) into type III and three (14.3 %) into type I or II. Résumé

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Serologic Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Chickens in Madras, India

Cited by 34 publications

References 2 publications

Sero-epidemiology of toxoplasmosis amongst pregnant women in the greater Accra region of Ghana

Sero-epidemiology of toxoplasmosis amongst pregnant women in the greater Accra region of Ghana

Experimental Toxoplasmosis in Japanese Quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Characterization ofToxoplasma gondiifrom domestic animals from Minas Gerais, Brazil

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