Detection of Zoonotic Protozoa Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis suihominis in Wild Boars from Spain

Summary Food safety regulations require the control of the presence of protozoa in meats destined for human consumption. Wild boar (Sus scrofa) meat may constitute a source of zoonoses. A 23.8% (688/2881) seroprevalence of anti‐Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and 72.2% (662/910) Sarcocystis sarcocysts...

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Published in:Zoonoses and public health 2016-08, Vol.63 (5), p.346-350
Main Authors: Calero-Bernal, R., Pérez-Martín, J. E., Reina, D., Serrano, F. J., Frontera, E., Fuentes, I., Dubey, J. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Female
Food contamination & poisoning
Food safety
Hogs
Male
Pork
prevalence
Protozoa
Sarcocystis
Sarcocystis - isolation & purification
Sarcocystis miescheriana
Sarcocystis suihominis
Sarcocystosis - epidemiology
Sarcocystosis - parasitology
Sarcocystosis - veterinary
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Spain
Spain - epidemiology
Sus scrofa
Swine
Swine Diseases - epidemiology
Swine Diseases - parasitology
Toxoplasma - isolation & purification
Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasmosis, Animal - epidemiology
Toxoplasmosis, Animal - parasitology
Wild Boar
Zoonoses
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Summary:Summary Food safety regulations require the control of the presence of protozoa in meats destined for human consumption. Wild boar (Sus scrofa) meat may constitute a source of zoonoses. A 23.8% (688/2881) seroprevalence of anti‐Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and 72.2% (662/910) Sarcocystis sarcocysts prevalence were detected among wild boars hunted in Southwestern areas of Spain. Identity of Sarcocystis spp. was performed by RFLP‐PCR and sequencing, detecting S. miescheriana (7/8) and the zoonotic S. suihominis (1/8). Risk assessment studies of these coccidian in meats destined to human consumption are needed.
ISSN:1863-1959
1863-2378
DOI:10.1111/zph.12243