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| Title |
Majority of T. gondii seropositive chickens (Gallus domesticus) in Central Ethiopia carries the infective parasite
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| Published in |
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13028-014-0060-4 |
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| Authors |
Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Gebregergs Tesfamaryam, Reta Duguma, Getachew Tilahun, Vincenzo Di Marco, Maria Vitale |
| Abstract |
BackgroundThe prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free range chickens is a good indicator of the prevalence of T. gondii oocysts in the environment. The aim of this study was to isolate T. gondii parasites from heart and brain of seropositive free range (FR) chickens.FindingsIsolation of T. gondii from pooled heart and brain of 41 direct agglutination test (DAT) positive (¿1:40) free range chickens (Gallus domesticus) was carried out by bioassay in mice. T. gondii specific antibodies in mice were assayed by DAT and microscopy was employed for detection and enumeration of brain tissue cysts. Overall, bioassay was positive in 29 (70.7%) chicken samples. T. gondii tissue cysts were isolated from 59% (24/41) of bioassayed chickens: from 2 of 7 chickens with a titer of 1: ¿ 60, 2 of 5 with titer 1: 180, 6 of 8 with titer 1: 540, 10 of 15 with titer 1: 1620, 1 of 2 with titer 1: 6000, 2 of 3 with titer 1:18000, 1 of 1 with titer 1:54000. None of the isolates was pathogenic for mice. Tissue cysts were detected from 61% of seropositive mice (DAT¿¿¿1:40). Generally, tissue cyst counts per brain of mouse were low (mean: 132.7¿±¿84.4; range: 47¿352).ConclusionsMajority of T. gondii seropositive chickens (Gallus domesticus) in Central. Ethiopia carries the infective parasite. Tissues from the free range chicken might be a source infection for animals and humans. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 26 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 5 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 15% |
| Researcher | 3 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 3 | 12% |
| Unknown | 7 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 8 | 31% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 12% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 5 | 19% |
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