Age-Specificity of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in          Sheep, Goats and Cattle on Subsistence Farms in Bangladesh

Moizur RAHMAN; Md. Thoufic Anam AZAD; Lovely NAHAR; Shah Md. Abdur ROUF; Kenji OHYA; Shih-Pin CHIOU; Minami BABA; Katsuya KITOH; Yasuhiro TAKASHIMA

doi:10.1292/jvms.14-0171

Parasitology

Age-Specificity of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in Sheep, Goats and Cattle on Subsistence Farms in Bangladesh

Moizur RAHMAN, Md. Thoufic Anam AZAD, Lovely NAHAR, Shah Md. Abdur ROUF, Kenji OHYA, Shih-Pin CHIOU, Minami BABA, Katsuya KITOH, Yasuhiro TAKASHIMA

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Moizur RAHMAN
Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
Md. Thoufic Anam AZAD
Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
Lovely NAHAR
Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
Shah Md. Abdur ROUF
Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
Kenji OHYA
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Gifu University, 1–1 Yanagido, Gifu 501–1193, Japan
Shih-Pin CHIOU
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Gifu University, 1–1 Yanagido, Gifu 501–1193, Japan
Minami BABA
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Gifu University, 1–1 Yanagido, Gifu 501–1193, Japan
Katsuya KITOH
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Gifu University, 1–1 Yanagido, Gifu 501–1193, Japan
Yasuhiro TAKASHIMA
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Gifu University, 1–1 Yanagido, Gifu 501–1193, Japan

Keywords: Bangladesh, goat, seroprevalence, sheep, Toxoplasma gondii

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2014 Volume 76 Issue 9 Pages 1257-1259

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.14-0171

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Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan parasite that infects humans and domestic animals. In this study, the seroprevalence of T. gondii antibodies was investigated using serum samples collected from 83 sheep, 146 goats and 37 cattle from a dozen subsistence farms in Bangladesh. Fifty-eight out of 83 sheep (69.9%), 89 out of 146 goats (61.0%) and 10 out of 37 cattle (27.0%) were seropositive for the parasite. Seroprevalence in young goats (<1 year old) was significantly lower than that of the adult goats (>1 year old). In contrast, seroprevalence for young and adult sheep was similar. These results indicate that acquired infection with T. gondii occurs in this region of Bangladesh, at least among goats.

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