SEROPREVALENCIA DE Toxoplasma gondii EN ALPACAS DE COMUNIDADES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CANCHIS, CUSCO

The objective of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence ofToxoplasma gondii in alpacas of communities from the districts of Maranganí, Pitumarca,Checacupe and San Pablo, located in the province of Canchis, department of Cusco. Atotal of 272 blood samples were collected in March 2003,...

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Autores: Ramírez R., Julia, Chávez V., Amanda, Casas A., Eva, Rosadio A., Raúl, Falcón P., Néstor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/1571
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/1571
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Serología
toxoplasmosis
camélidos sudamericanos
IFI
Cusco
serology
South American camelids
IFAT
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Sumario:The objective of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence ofToxoplasma gondii in alpacas of communities from the districts of Maranganí, Pitumarca,Checacupe and San Pablo, located in the province of Canchis, department of Cusco. Atotal of 272 blood samples were collected in March 2003, for the detection of antibodiesagainst T. gondii by the indirect immunofluorescence test (IFAT). The resultingseroprevalence was 35.7 ± 5.7%, without significant differences due to district, sex, andbreed; however, there was a significant association between age and IFAT value. Theresults of the present study agreed with other studies conducted in South Americancamelids in different localities in the south of Peru.