Detection of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in different meat juices

Abstract EN

Toxoplasmosis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases worldwide and it is caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, humans can get infected post-naturally either by uptake of sporulated toxoplasma oocysts or by ingestion of tissue cysts upon consumption of raw or undercooked meat.

The study included cattle, sheep and chicken of different age groups and housing conditions whenever possible and applicable.

Direct Latex Agglutination test was used to detect T.

gondii specific antibodies and to determine seroprevalences in meat juice of slaughtered animals.

The total samples are 300 of domestic animals (cattle, sheep and chicken 100 samples each of them).

The results of Latex agglutination test are positive in 17 % of cattle, 37 % of sheep and 9 % of chicken from meat juice.

The examination of specific IgG and IgM antibodies was detected by Hydroxy ethylmercaptan (2-ME) test with used of meat juices and Compound of 2-Hydroxy ethylmercaptan which appear in cattle 17.9 % of IgM and 82.1 % IgG, in sheep 16.2 % of IgM and 83.8 % IgG and in chicken 11.1 % of IgM and 88.9 % IgG.

The aim of this study was to approximate the risk of human infection via meat consumption by estimating the seroprevalence of T.

gondii in slaughtered animals in Hamdania.