Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep from the Ancash region, Peru

Mario Soto B.; Rosa Pinedo V.; Deisy A.-A.; Mario García P.; Velásquez A.C. · Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru (2024) · DOI: 10.15381/rivep.v35i5.29293

Resumen

The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep from the Ancash region, Peru. In total, 199 serum samples were evaluated with a commercial indirect ELISA kit. The real seroprevalence of antibodies against T. gondii was 55.47% (95% CI: 55.14 - 55.80). The province of Yungay had the highest frequency with 82.01% (95% CI: 80.78 - 83.24), as well as animals that lived at <2500 m above the sea level with a real value of 76.11% (95% CI: 74.83 - 77.39). A significant association was found with the variable altitude (OR = 2.96, p=0.016), where sheep living at altitudes <2500 m above sea level have a higher risk of contracting toxoplasmosis compared to those living at altitudes >2500 m above sea level. No significant association was found with the variables age and sex (p>0.05). © Los autores.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos