Analysis of prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in selected rural households in the Lublin region

• Autorzy: Sroka J. , Szymanska J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article describes the analysis of Toxoplasma gondii infection among people and animals from the selected rural households in the Lublin province. To identify the potential sources of infection, parasitological and/or PCR examinations of the samples of water, soil, cats' faeces, and meat eaten by the household members were carried out. The study indicated high percentages of seropositive results among the household members (N=57) and domestic animals (N=94) - 61.4 % and 53.2%, respectively. In two households, the parasite was detected in drinking water. The study results seem to confirm the possibility of family character of toxoplasmosis, and point at the environmental conditions leading to the infection in rural environment.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Puławy
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 56
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.529-534,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Sroka J.

• Department of Parasitology, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland
• Department of Zoonoses, Institute of Rural Health, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

autor

Szymanska J.

• Chair and Department of Paedodontics, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

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