A 2-Year Longitudinal Seroepidemiological Evaluation of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in a Cohort of Autochthonous Sheep from Central Portugal
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Geographic, Climatic, and Husbandry Contexts
2.2. Longitudinal Anti-T. gondii Serosurvey
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Municipality | 2015 Anti-T.gondii Positive/Total: no. (%; CI) | 2016 Anti-T.gondii Positive/Total: no. (%; CI) | Number of New Infections | p |
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Arganil | 2/4 (50%; 6.9–93.2) | 3/4 (75%, 19.4–99.4) | 1 | 0.465 |
Carregal do Sal | 11/12 (91.7%; 61.5–99.8) | 10/12 (83.3%; 51.6–97.9) | - | 0.537 |
Celorico da Beira | 14/32 (43.8%; 26.4–62.3) | 20/32 (62.5%; 43.7–78.9) | 6 | 0.133 |
Fornos de Algodres | 2/20 (10%; 1.2–31.7) | 5/20 (25%; 8.7–49.1) | 3 | 0.212 |
Gouveia | 14/20 (70%; 45.7–88.1) | 16/20 (80%; 56.3–94.2) | 2 | 0.465 |
Mangualde | 5/8 (62.5%; 24.5–91.5) | 6/8 (75%; 34.9–96.8) | 1 | 0.590 |
Oliveira do Hospital | 12/32 (37.5%; 21.1–56.3) | 20/32 (62.5%; 43.7–78.9) | 8 | 0.046* |
Seia | 33/36 (91.7%; 77.5–98.3) | 34/36 (94.4%; 81.3–99.3) | 1 | 0.643 |
Tábua | 4/4 (100%; 39.8–100) | 2/4 (50%; 6.9–93.2) | - | 0.103 |
Total | 97/168 (57.7%; 49.9–65.3) | 116/168 (69.1%; 61.5–75.9) | 22 | 0.031* |
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Almeida, D.; Quirino, J.; Barradas, P.F.; da Silva, P.G.; Pereira, M.; Cruz, R.; Santos, C.; Mega, A.C.; Esteves, F.; Nóbrega, C.; et al. A 2-Year Longitudinal Seroepidemiological Evaluation of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in a Cohort of Autochthonous Sheep from Central Portugal. Pathogens 2021, 10, 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10010040
Almeida D, Quirino J, Barradas PF, da Silva PG, Pereira M, Cruz R, Santos C, Mega AC, Esteves F, Nóbrega C, et al. A 2-Year Longitudinal Seroepidemiological Evaluation of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in a Cohort of Autochthonous Sheep from Central Portugal. Pathogens. 2021; 10(1):40. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10010040
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlmeida, Daniela, João Quirino, Patrícia Ferreira Barradas, Priscilla Gomes da Silva, Maria Pereira, Rita Cruz, Carla Santos, Ana Cristina Mega, Fernando Esteves, Carmen Nóbrega, and et al. 2021. "A 2-Year Longitudinal Seroepidemiological Evaluation of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in a Cohort of Autochthonous Sheep from Central Portugal" Pathogens 10, no. 1: 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10010040
APA StyleAlmeida, D., Quirino, J., Barradas, P. F., da Silva, P. G., Pereira, M., Cruz, R., Santos, C., Mega, A. C., Esteves, F., Nóbrega, C., Vala, H., Gärtner, F., Amorim, I., & Mesquita, J. R. (2021). A 2-Year Longitudinal Seroepidemiological Evaluation of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in a Cohort of Autochthonous Sheep from Central Portugal. Pathogens, 10(1), 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10010040