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Notas de Pesquisa • Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet. 18 (suppl 1) • Dec 2009 • https://doi.org/10.4322/rbpv.018e1013   copy

Occurrence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in ovine from urban and periurban areas from Curitiba, Parana State

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This study evaluated occurrence of the Toxoplasma gondii infection in ovine from urban and periurban areas of Curitiba, State of Paraná, Southern of Brazil. Blood samples from 167 sheep from three farms were collected. ELISA assay was used to detect IgG anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies. Of 167 ovine samples, 43 (25.75%) were positive. The parasite is widespread among sheep from urban and periurban areas of Curitiba.

ELISA; toxoplasmosis; sheep; antibodies

Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária FCAV/UNESP - Departamento de Patologia Veterinária, Via de acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/n, Zona Rural, , 14884-900 Jaboticabal - SP, Brasil, Fone: (16) 3209-7100 RAMAL 7934 - Jaboticabal - SP - Brazil
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