| the prevalence and avidity of toxoplasma gondii igg antibodies in pigs from brazil and peru. | raw or inadequately cooked pork is an important source of toxoplasma gondii infection, and the infection rate in animals used as human food, is an important risk predictor. the prevalence of this infection was estimated in 396 sera from 5-month old pigs obtained at abattoirs in são paulo, brazil (300) and lima, peru (96). the seroprevalence was higher in pigs from peru (32.3%) as compared to brazil (9.6%), as detected by elisa and western blot. hemagglutination gave poor resolution which was not ... | 2000 | 10889357 |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii in swine from slaughterhouses in lima, peru, and georgia, u.s.a. | toxoplasma gondii is an important pathogen transmitted by food, with raw or undercooked meat as the main foodborne source of toxoplasmosis. in peru, 2-4 million people have antibodies to t. gondii. it is believed that more than 60 million people in the united states are infected with t. gondii. in this study, the prevalence of t. gondii in pigs from peru and the united states was determined by western blot. the presence of igg antibodies to t. gondii from serum samples was determined. blood samp ... | 2004 | 15357100 |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii in cats (felis catus, linnaeus 1758) living in lima, peru. | the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of infection by t. gondii in cats, by examining serum and fecal samples from animals attended at veterinary clinics in the metropolitan region of lima, peru. we collected and analyzed 154 cat serum samples and 50 fecal samples, regardless of the age, gender or breed. in parallel with the sample collections, the owners answered an epidemiological questionnaire that investigated the following variables: age group, gender, lifestyle (confined, se ... | 2014 | 24728367 |