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Provedor de dados: 	Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Identifying anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in horses of Mexico	
Autores: 	Heredia,R.; Romero,C.; Mendoza,G.D.; Ponce,M.; Carpio,J.C.	
Data: 	2018-01-01	
Ano: 	2018	
Palavras-chave: 	Horses; Toxocara; Public health; Zoonoses.	
Resumo: 	ABSTRACT Both the presence of owned dogs and stray dogs allows the spread of Toxocara, a parasite whose eggs can be found in soil, water and food. Animals, including horses, serve as definitive and paratenic hosts. In México, where consumption of horse meat is common, Toxocara is a zoonotic parasite. The aim of this study was to identify the presence of anti-Toxocara antibodies in work horses and horses intended for human consumption by ELISA. ELISA was chosen for analysis as paratenic hosts do not shed Toxocara eggs in their feces. Blood samples were collected from a total of 188 horses, 94 of which were work horses and 94 horses from the slaughter house. Samples were analyzed by ELISA, and the general equine seroprevalence was found to be 44.6% (n = 188). Adult horses for slaughter had a 61.7% greater presence of anti-Toxocara antibodies (p = 0.006). Toxocara IgG antibodies were found in horses, confirming that horses are paratenic hosts and possible sources of infection for other animals and people.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352018000100001	
Editor: 	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Veterinária	
Relação: 	10.1590/1678-4162-9407	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia  v.70 n.1 2018	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess