Age-Specificity of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence inSheep, Goats and Cattle on Subsistence Farms in Bangladesh

[摘要] References(8)Cited-By(2)Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan parasite that infectshumans and domestic animals. In this study, the seroprevalence of T.gondii antibodies was investigated using serum samples collected from 83 sheep,146 goats and 37 cattle from a dozen subsistence farms in Bangladesh. Fifty-eight out of83 sheep (69.9%), 89 out of 146 goats (61.0%) and 10 out of 37 cattle (27.0%) wereseropositive for the parasite. Seroprevalence in young goats (<1 year old) wassignificantly lower than that of the adult goats (>1 year old). In contrast,seroprevalence for young and adult sheep was similar. These results indicate that acquiredinfection with T. gondii occurs in this region of Bangladesh, at leastamong goats.

[学科分类] 兽医学

[关键词] Bangladesh;goat;seroprevalence;sheep;Toxoplasma gondii