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

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

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  • Parasitology : Age-Specificity of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in Sheep, Goats and Cattle on Subsistence Farms in Bangladesh
  • Age-specificity of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in sheep, goats and cattle on subsistence farms in Bangladesh

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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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