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- Title
Molecular prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in goats' milk and seroprevalence in Northwest Tunisia.
- Authors
Amairia, Safa; Rouatbi, Mariem; Rjeibi, Mohamed R.; Nouasri, Hanen; Sassi, Limam; Mhadhbi, Moez; Gharbi, Mohamed
- Abstract
Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis with high impact on human and animal health. Consumption of unpasteurized milk is a risk factor of human toxoplasmosis. The aim of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence and molecular prevalence of T. gondii in goats' milk in Northwest of Tunisia (Jendouba Governorate). A total number of 77 blood samples were collected from six herds were screened with a commercial ELISA kit for T. gondii antibodies. For the same goats' samples, a nested PCR was performed to detect T. gondii DNA in milk. The seroprevalence of T. gondii infection was 31.2% (±0.05) while the molecular prevalence of this parasite in milk was estimated to 7.8% (±0.03). A very low value of kappa showed that there is not agreement between seroprevalence and parasite prevalence in milk. These results suggest that the consumption of raw milk from naturally infected goats is a potential source of human infection. An extension programme should be implemented to decrease related to goats' raw milk consumption.
- Subjects
TOXOPLASMA gondii; GOAT milk yield; SEROPREVALENCE; GOAT genetics; RAW milk
- Publication
Veterinary Medicine & Science, 2016, Vol 2, Issue 3, p154
- ISSN
2053-1095
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/vms3.29