<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> in swine with emphasis in Brazilian contribution <b>[Abstract in English]</b>

Authors

  • Aristeu Vieira da Silva Universidade Paranaense
  • Rodrigo Costa da Silva Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, UNESP, Campus Botucatu
  • Thiago de Oliveira Zamprogna Universidade Paranaense
  • Thays Mizuki Lucas Universidade Paranaense

Keywords:

Toxoplasma, suíno, epidemiologia, diagnóstico, patologia

Abstract

AIMS: To review the national literature of toxoplasmosis about epidemiology, pathology, immunology, antibody frequency and parasite isolation in swine, and the national and international literature on molecular evaluation of strains isolated from swine. SOURCE OF DATA: Survey was performed in Scielo, Scopus, Science Direct and Google Scholar databases. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: Toxoplasmosis in swine presents high serological prevalence and parasite identification by isolation or DNA detection, is widely distributed in national territory, causing neurological, reproductive, and economical problems, and increases the risk of transmission to human population. Errant cats, which are the main source of infection to swine, are responsible for the dissemination and adaptation of the parasite to new hosts and alternative survival conditions. Molecular biology contributed significantly to the parasite detection in samples from dead animals and, particularly, in the elucidation of the parasite evolutional behavior in swine species. CONCLUSIONS: Toxoplasmosis in swine is a real problem in both breeding and food production, becoming a serious problem to public health. It presents a variable prevalence in swine around the world, and presents high genotypic variability, particularly in South America.

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Author Biographies

Aristeu Vieira da Silva, Universidade Paranaense

Doutor em Doenças Tropicais pela Faculdade de Medicina da UNESP/Botucatu, e médico-veterinário com especialização em Zoonoses e Saúde Pública, atualmente é coordenador do Mestrado em Ciência Animal da Universidade Paranaense, UNIPAR, em Umuarama, PR

Rodrigo Costa da Silva, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, UNESP, Campus Botucatu

Mestre em Medicina Veterinária pela Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da UNESP/Botucatu, e médico-veterinário com especialização em Zoonoses e Saúde Pública, atualmente é doutorando na FMVZ/UNESP/Botucatu.

Thiago de Oliveira Zamprogna, Universidade Paranaense

Acadêmico do curso de Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, é bolsista do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica da Universidade Paranaense - UNIPAR.

Thays Mizuki Lucas, Universidade Paranaense

Acadêmica do curso de Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, é bolsista do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica da Universidade Paranaense - UNIPAR.

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Published

2010-02-22

How to Cite

da Silva, A. V., da Silva, R. C., Zamprogna, T. de O., & Lucas, T. M. (2010). <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> in swine with emphasis in Brazilian contribution <b>[Abstract in English]</b>. Scientia Medica, 20(1), 120–130. Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/scientiamedica/article/view/5884

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2010): Special issue on Toxoplasmosis

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Review Articles

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