| Literature DB >> 26604045 |
R Calero-Bernal1,2, J E Pérez-Martín1, D Reina1, F J Serrano1, E Frontera1, I Fuentes3, J P Dubey2.
Abstract
Food safety regulations require the control of the presence of protozoa in meats destined for human consumption. Wild boar (Sus scrofa) meat may constitute a source of zoonoses. A 23.8% (688/2881) seroprevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and 72.2% (662/910) Sarcocystis sarcocysts prevalence were detected among wild boars hunted in Southwestern areas of Spain. Identity of Sarcocystis spp. was performed by RFLP-PCR and sequencing, detecting S. miescheriana (7/8) and the zoonotic S. suihominis (1/8). Risk assessment studies of these coccidian in meats destined to human consumption are needed.Entities:
Keywords: Sarcocystis miescheriana; Sarcocystis suihominis; Spain; Toxoplasma gondii; Wild Boar; prevalence
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26604045 DOI: 10.1111/zph.12243
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Zoonoses Public Health ISSN: 1863-1959 Impact factor: 2.702