Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii in domestic pigs in Cuba.

• MsC. Julio César Castillo Cuenca

• English

• cuba
• domestic pigs
• risk factors
• seroprevalence
• toxoplasma gondii
• toxoplasmosis
• veterinary epidemiology
• villa clara

The aim of the study was to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic pigs in Villa Clara, central region of Cuba, and to evaluate some risk factors associated with the infection. Serum samples from 420 (210 sows, 210 pre-fattening pigs) pigs, from the seven porcine breeding farms of the province were tested for antibodies against T. gondii by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA). Antibodies to T. gondii were detected in 66 pigs of 420 pigs tested (15...