Title
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in females alpacas of SAIS Pachacutec, central sierra of Peru
Other title
Seroprevalencia de Toxoplasma gondii en alpacas hembras de la SAIS Pachacútec, sierra central del Perú]
Date Issued
01 January 2011
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in alpacas at the production unit of Cuyo, part of SAIS Pachacutec in the Central Sierra of Peru. Blood samples were collected in 258 female alpacas in January 2003. Sera were tested against T. gondii antibodies by the Indirect Immunoflorescence test (IFI). The results showed that 8.5 ± 3.4% (22/258) of animals had antibodies against the parasite. This frequency is lower than in other alpaca breeding regions of the country.
Start page
35
End page
38
Volume
22
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84859545295
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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