Ciência Rural (Jul 2020)

Seroprevalence of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis and Toxoplasma gondii in sheep in semi-arid region of Ceará state

  • Gabriela Hémylin Ferreira Moura,
  • Ivana Cristina Nunes Gadelha Lelis,
  • Célio Souza da Rocha,
  • Ilanna Vanessa Pristo de Medeiros Oliveira,
  • José Artur Brilhante Bezerra,
  • Cecilia Irene Pérez Calabuig,
  • Patrícia Yoshida Faccioli Martins,
  • Raymundo Rizaldo Pinheiro,
  • Maxmiana Mesquita de Sousa,
  • Vanderlan Warlington Souza dos Santos,
  • Antônio Rafael Albuquerque Abreu,
  • João Marcelo Azevedo de Paula Antunes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20190760
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 50, no. 9

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ABSTRACT: The present study was conducted to investigate in 20 extensive sheep farms for the seroprevalence of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (n=402) and Toxoplasma gondii (n=228). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used for the detection of antibodies to C. pseudotuberculosis/T. gondii. It was observed that C. pseudotuberculosis showed the highest prevalence in the region (34.07%) with statistically significant presence (p<0.05) in ewes. Antibodies to T. gondii was reported in 14.91% of the animals studied. About C. pseudotuberculosis/T. gondii coinfection the categories of rams showed significant (p<0.05) differences, suggesting that this gender could perpetuate the diseases in the flocks. It was concluded that the knowledge about the diseases in the region under study would facilitate the execution of prophylactic measures, especially against the diseases that pose risks to the public health and cause damages to the producer.

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