TY - JOUR
T1 - Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania spp. in domestic donkeys from Portugal
AU - Rodrigues, Filipa Teixeira
AU - Pereira, Catarina
AU - Dubey, Jitender Prakash
AU - Nóvoa, Miguel
AU - Quaresma, Miguel
AU - Schallig, Henk
AU - Cardoso, Luís
AU - Lopes, Ana Patrícia
PY - 2019/3/21
Y1 - 2019/3/21
N2 - Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania infantum are zoonotic protozoal parasites. Serum samples were obtained from 186 donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) from Portugal and assessed for antibodies to T. gondii by the modified agglutination test (MAT). For titration of antibodies to Leishmania spp. the direct agglutination test was used (DAT). Eleven donkeys were seropositive for T. gondii with titres of 20 (n = 7), 80 (n = 2), 640 (n = 1) and ≥ 2560 (n = 1). One donkey was seropositive for Leishmania spp. (titre of 800). Donkeys in Portugal are exposed to and can be infected with T. gondii and Leishmania spp.
AB - Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania infantum are zoonotic protozoal parasites. Serum samples were obtained from 186 donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) from Portugal and assessed for antibodies to T. gondii by the modified agglutination test (MAT). For titration of antibodies to Leishmania spp. the direct agglutination test was used (DAT). Eleven donkeys were seropositive for T. gondii with titres of 20 (n = 7), 80 (n = 2), 640 (n = 1) and ≥ 2560 (n = 1). One donkey was seropositive for Leishmania spp. (titre of 800). Donkeys in Portugal are exposed to and can be infected with T. gondii and Leishmania spp.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30892383
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-296120180091
DO - https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-296120180091
M3 - Article
C2 - 30892383
SN - 1984-2961
VL - 28
SP - 172
EP - 176
JO - Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
JF - Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
IS - 1
ER -