The first seroepidemiological study on Toxoplasma gondii in backyard pigs in Myanmar

A cross-sectional study of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pigs was carried out in backyard farms in three townships, within Nay Pyi Taw area from June 2014 to August 2014. Blood samples were randomly collected from 256 pigs in 129 farms. Using commercial Latex Agglutination Test kits, specific antib...

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Autores principales: Thaw, Yu Nandi, Khaing, Tin Aye, Linn, Kyaw San, Wai, Soe Soe, Htun, Lat Lat, Bawm, Saw
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Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8187241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34141908
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2021.e00216
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author Thaw, Yu Nandi
Khaing, Tin Aye
Linn, Kyaw San
Wai, Soe Soe
Htun, Lat Lat
Bawm, Saw
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Khaing, Tin Aye
Linn, Kyaw San
Wai, Soe Soe
Htun, Lat Lat
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description A cross-sectional study of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pigs was carried out in backyard farms in three townships, within Nay Pyi Taw area from June 2014 to August 2014. Blood samples were randomly collected from 256 pigs in 129 farms. Using commercial Latex Agglutination Test kits, specific antibodies to T. gondii were analyzed. Based on LAT results, among 256 serum samples examined, 47 samples (18.4%) were found positive to T. gondii. The numbers of samples showing specific antibody titres from 47 positive pig sera were 20 at 1:64, 2 samples at 1:128, 9 samples at 1:256, 3 samples at 1:512 and 13 samples at 1:1024. Among the hypothesized risk factors, roaming of cats around the farm was found associated to T. gondii seropositivity in pigs (OR = 3.13; 95% CI = 1.33–7.34). This study provides information on seroepidemiology study of T. gondii in backyard pigs for the first time in Myanmar. This information will be useful in developing strategies for the control of T. gondii infection in pigs.
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spelling pubmed-81872412021-06-16 The first seroepidemiological study on Toxoplasma gondii in backyard pigs in Myanmar Thaw, Yu Nandi Khaing, Tin Aye Linn, Kyaw San Wai, Soe Soe Htun, Lat Lat Bawm, Saw Parasite Epidemiol Control Short Communication A cross-sectional study of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pigs was carried out in backyard farms in three townships, within Nay Pyi Taw area from June 2014 to August 2014. Blood samples were randomly collected from 256 pigs in 129 farms. Using commercial Latex Agglutination Test kits, specific antibodies to T. gondii were analyzed. Based on LAT results, among 256 serum samples examined, 47 samples (18.4%) were found positive to T. gondii. The numbers of samples showing specific antibody titres from 47 positive pig sera were 20 at 1:64, 2 samples at 1:128, 9 samples at 1:256, 3 samples at 1:512 and 13 samples at 1:1024. Among the hypothesized risk factors, roaming of cats around the farm was found associated to T. gondii seropositivity in pigs (OR = 3.13; 95% CI = 1.33–7.34). This study provides information on seroepidemiology study of T. gondii in backyard pigs for the first time in Myanmar. This information will be useful in developing strategies for the control of T. gondii infection in pigs. Elsevier 2021-06-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8187241/ /pubmed/34141908 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2021.e00216 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Khaing, Tin Aye
Linn, Kyaw San
Wai, Soe Soe
Htun, Lat Lat
Bawm, Saw
The first seroepidemiological study on Toxoplasma gondii in backyard pigs in Myanmar
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title_fullStr The first seroepidemiological study on Toxoplasma gondii in backyard pigs in Myanmar
title_full_unstemmed The first seroepidemiological study on Toxoplasma gondii in backyard pigs in Myanmar
title_short The first seroepidemiological study on Toxoplasma gondii in backyard pigs in Myanmar
title_sort first seroepidemiological study on toxoplasma gondii in backyard pigs in myanmar
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34141908
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2021.e00216
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