Uggla, Arvid
- Department of Cattle and Sheep Diseases, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Food Hygiene, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Sera from 200 sheep, swine and cattle, respectively, collected at slaughter at each of 3 abattoirs situated in the north, middle and south of Sweden were examined for the presence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii by the indirect fluorescent antibody test. Seropositive animals (titre ≥ 1:20) were found at the following rates from north to south: sheep 60%, 66% and 68.5%, swine 9%, 2.5% and 37%, and cattle 10%, 6 % and 35%.
The significance of the serological findings is discussed, and it is concluded that T. gondii infection is common in Swedish farm animals. Thus the meat from particularly swine and sheep may provide a potential source of human toxoplasmosis.
Published in
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
1984, volume: 25, number: 4, pages: 567-576
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Animal and Dairy Science
Clinical Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03546924
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/145152