Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Central Italy

Wild and farmed game meat consumption has been highlighted as an emerging risk factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans. In Central Italy wild boar is widely distributed and is also one of the most popular game species. The main goal of the present study was to estimate the seroprevalence of...

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Published in:Parasite (Paris) 2013, Vol.20, p.48-48
Main Authors: Ranucci, David, Veronesi, Fabrizia, Moretti, Annabella, Branciari, Raffaella, Miraglia, Dino, Manfredi, Maria Teresa, Piergili Fioretti, Daniela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Animals
Antibodies
Antibodies, Protozoan - blood
Chronology
Female
Females
Health risks
Hunting
Immunofluorescence
Infections
Italy
Italy - epidemiology
Male
Males
Meat
Protozoa
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Serology
Seroprevalence
Short Note
Sus scrofa
Sus scrofa - parasitology
Swine
Swine Diseases - epidemiology
Swine Diseases - parasitology
Toxoplasma - immunology
Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasmosis, Animal - epidemiology
Wild boar
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Summary:Wild and farmed game meat consumption has been highlighted as an emerging risk factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans. In Central Italy wild boar is widely distributed and is also one of the most popular game species. The main goal of the present study was to estimate the seroprevalence of T. gondii antibodies through a serological survey conducted on 400 hunted wild boars (250 males and 150 females) during three subsequent hunting seasons (2009–2011), using an Immunofluorescence Antibody Assay. The animals were sorted by age, determined on the evaluation of the dental table; 101 were  3 years. Antibodies against T. gondii were detected in 56 (14%) serum samples with titers ranging from 40 to ≥160; a significant association (p 
ISSN:1776-1042
1252-607X
1776-1042
DOI:10.1051/parasite/2013048