Title
Toxoplasma gondii in vicunas of the National Reserve of Pampa Galeras
Other title
Toxoplasma gondii en vicuñas de la reserva nacional de pampa galeras
Date Issued
01 January 2006
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The definitive host of the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is the feline and intermediate hosts are a wide number of species, such as sheep, goats, pigs, birds and human. This protozoan is worldwide distributed, has zoonotic connotations, and cause reproductive problems in livestock, especially in sheep. The objective of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii in vicunas at the National Reserve of Pampa Galeras, located in Ayacucho, Peru. A total of 191 vicunas, both males and females, were blood sampled and serum was analyzed by the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT). The resulting seroprevalence was 5.8 ± 3.3%, without statistical differences due to sex and age factors. The present study demonstrated the presence of T. gondii infection for in vicunas of the National Reserve of Pampa Galeras.
Start page
173
End page
177
Volume
17
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria Ciencias agrícolas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84859510546
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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