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Seroprevalence, spatial distribution and risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection among cattle in a quilombola community in the Brazilian cerrado

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العنوان: Seroprevalence, spatial distribution and risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection among cattle in a quilombola community in the Brazilian cerrado
المؤلفون: Gomes, Daniella Ferreira Cordeiro, Mendes, Lucas Andrade, Dias, Juliana Moraes, Ribeiro-Andrade, Müller, Oliveira, Pollyanne Raysa Fernandes de, Mota, Rinaldo Aparecido, Arnhold, Emmanuel, Fioravanti, Maria Clorinda Soares, Oliveira, Cairo Henrique Sousa de
المصدر: Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária. January 2021 30(1)
بيانات النشر: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021.
سنة النشر: 2021
مصطلحات موضوعية: Brazil, toxoplasmosis, cattle, epidemiology, quilombo
الوصف: Little is known about Toxoplasma gondii infection among cattle living in the Cerrado (Brazilian savanna) biome in Brazil. In particular, there is no epidemiological data relating to infection in quilombo lands, i.e. areas settled by Afro-descendants of escaped slaves. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, spatial distribution and risk factors associated with T. gondii infection among cattle in the Kalunga quilombo, in the Cerrado biome. Blood samples were collected from 1533 cattle for antibody detection using the indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT). The study area was subdivided into five macroregions to determine the spatial distribution of infection. An objective questionnaire was applied to the cattle owners to evaluate risk factors, which were analyzed using univariate analysis and logistic regression. The prevalence of T. gondii infection among cattle was 8.93% (137/1533), and antibodies were found in 49.6% of the herds (66/133), in all macroregions. The risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in cattle were the following: number of animals in the herd (OR: 30.56), purchase of cattle (OR: 2.57), age group (OR: 1.95) and average annual temperature (OR: 1.77). Thus, the occurrence rate, spatial distribution and risk factors associated with T. gondii infection among cattle in the Kalunga quilombola community are documented here, for the first time.
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اللغة: English
تدمد: 1984-2961
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-296120201080
URL الوصول: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612021000100308
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رقم الانضمام: edssci.S1984.29612021000100308
قاعدة البيانات: SciELO
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تدمد:19842961
DOI:10.1590/s1984-296120201080