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Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii in extensively raised Iberian pigs in Spain.
Castillo-Cuenca, Julio C; Díaz-Cao, José M; Martínez-Moreno, Álvaro; Cano-Terriza, David; Jiménez-Ruiz, Saúl; Almería, Sonia; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio.
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  • Castillo-Cuenca JC; Departamento de Zootécnia y Medicina Veterinaria y Zootécnia, Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas, Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas, Santa Clara, 54830, Villa Clara, Cuba.
  • Díaz-Cao JM; Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Campus Universitario de Rabanales, 14071, Córdoba, Spain. Electronic address: jmdchh@gmail.com.
  • Martínez-Moreno Á; Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Campus Universitario de Rabanales, 14071, Córdoba, Spain.
  • Cano-Terriza D; Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Campus Universitario de Rabanales, 14071, Córdoba, Spain.
  • Jiménez-Ruiz S; Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Campus Universitario de Rabanales, 14071, Córdoba, Spain; SaBio - Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (UCLM-CSIC-JCCM), 13071, Ciudad Real, Spain.
  • Almería S; UAB, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA, IRTA-UAB), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain; U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA.
  • García-Bocanegra I; Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Campus Universitario de Rabanales, 14071, Córdoba, Spain.
Prev Vet Med ; 175: 104854, 2020 Feb.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31790931
Pigs reared under extensive farming conditions are currently in high commercial demand because they are associated with high-quality products. Nevertheless, the risk of contact with different pathogens of animal and public health concern is also higher in extensive production systems. Toxoplasma gondii is a widely prevalent zoonotic pathogen and transmission by contaminated pork is likely one of the main routes of human toxoplasmosis. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence, risk factors and spatial distribution of T. gondii on extensive Iberian pig herds in Spain. Sera from 2245 Iberian pigs from 114 herds were collected between 2015 and 2017 and analyzed using a commercial ELISA. The apparent individual prevalence of antibodies against T. gondii was 24.1 % (542/2245) and the estimated true seroprevalence was 24.3 % (CI95 %: 22.5-26.1). Seropositivity was detected in 86.0 % (98/114; CI95 %: 77.4-91.1) of 114 herds analyzed. A multi-level logistic regression model showed that T. gondii infection was significantly more frequent in sows than in fattening pigs (OR: 2.6; CI95 %: 1.5-4.8) and in herds with more than three cats compared to no cats (OR: 2.9; CI95 %: 1.1-8.7). Our results indicate a widespread but heterogenous distribution of T. gondii in extensively reared Iberian pig herds, which may have important implications for public health through the consumption of undercooked or improperly cured pork products.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Doenças dos Suínos / Toxoplasma / Toxoplasmose Animal Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Prev Vet Med Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Cuba País de publicação: Holanda

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Doenças dos Suínos / Toxoplasma / Toxoplasmose Animal Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Prev Vet Med Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Cuba País de publicação: Holanda