| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii in sows from slaughterhouses and in pigs from an indoor and an outdoor farm in argentina. | the objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies from slaughter sows and from pigs raised at an indoor and an outdoor swine farm. serum samples were obtained from 230 slaughter sows belonging to 83 farms distributed in 5 provinces. blood samples were collected monthly from pigs of different ages from an intensive management indoor farm (farm 1). a cross-sectional study was carried-out from an outdoor farm (farm 2). all sera were tested for t. gon ... | 2004 | 15381296 |
| exposure to selected pathogens in to selected pathogens in geoffroy's cats and domestic carnivores from central argentina. | wild carnivores share a high percentage of parasites and viruses with closely related domestic carnivores. because of increased overlap and potential contact with domestic species, we conducted a retrospective serosurvey for 11 common carnivore pathogens in 40 geoffroy's cats (leopardus geoffroyi) sampled between 2000 and 2008 within or near two protected areas in central argentina (lihué calel national park, la pampa, and campos del tuyú national park, buenos aires), as well as five domestic ca ... | 2012 | 23060491 |
| first record of toxoplasma gondii in chaetophractus villosus in argentina. | toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular apicomplexan parasite that causes abortion and reproductive disorder in domestic animals. t. gondii is a common worldwide disease in homeothermic animals, including birds and humans. the aim of the present study was to determine the presence of antibodies against t. gondii in the armadillo chaetophractus villosus in the province of la pampa, argentina. serum samples were collected from 150 individuals (70 males and 80 females). for serological detec ... | 2014 | 26204031 |