Publication: Toxoplasmosis and neosporosis among beef cattle slaughtered for food in western Thailand
| dc.contributor.author | Jitbanjong Wiengcharoen | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Chowalit Nakthong | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Jumlong Mitchaothai | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Ruenruthai Udonsom | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Yaowalark Sukthana | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Mahanakorn University of Technology | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Mahidol University | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-11T05:01:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-11T05:01:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-11-05 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Beef is a main type of meat consumed by Thais. The prevalences of anti- Toxoplasma gondii and anti-Neospora caninum antibodies were investigated among beef cattle slaughtered for food in western Thailand. A total of 389 blood samples obtained from beef cattle from 24 herds were collected at 3 slaughterhouses in 3 western provinces of Thailand: Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi and Nakhon Pathom. An indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT) was performed using cut-off values of 1:128 for T. gondii and 1:200 for N. caninum. The antibodies to T. gondii were found in 100 samples (25.7%) and antibodies to N.caninum were found in 23 samples (5.9%) a significant difference (p < 0.001) in prevalences, indicating the cattle tested had a greater exposure to T.gondii than N.caninum, and they should be regarded as a potential source of T. gondii infection to humans. The low prevalence of neosporosis in this study is still a risk for morbidity among cattle, including abortions. This is the first study in Thailand finding both T. gondii and N. caninum antibodies among beef cattle. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.43, No.5 (2012), 1087-1093 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 01251562 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | 2-s2.0-84868132938 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/14531 | |
| dc.rights | Mahidol University | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | SCOPUS | en_US |
| dc.source.uri | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84868132938&origin=inward | en_US |
| dc.subject | Medicine | en_US |
| dc.title | Toxoplasmosis and neosporosis among beef cattle slaughtered for food in western Thailand | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| mu.datasource.scopus | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84868132938&origin=inward | en_US |