Reportan alta prevalencia de parásito abortivo en ovejas y cabras
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2019-03
Autores
Núñez Z., Johnny
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Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional
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El sector productivo nacional de pequeños rumiantes (ovejas y cabras) debe estar alerta. Una Investigación elaborada por especialistas de la Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional (EMV-UNA), con el apoyo de un estudiante que realizó su tesis doctoral en esa población de
animales, reportó una alta prevalencia del parásito zoonótico Toxoplasma gondii, responsable de provocar abortos en animales y personas en todo el mundo.
Gaby Dolz, coordinadora del laboratorio de Docencia e Investigación
en Medicina Poblacional de la Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria de la UNA
(EMV-UNA), explicó que, en vista del
incremento de la actividad ovicaprina en el país en la última década, un
equipo de investigadores de la EMV se
propuso indagar sobre los agentes infecciosos causantes de abortos en los
pequeños rumiantes. Este grupo de
especialistas, cooordinado por Dolz,
contó con el respaldo del investigador Juan José Romero, la parasitóloga
Ana Jiménez, así como el doctorante
Rodolfo Villagra.
Dolz explicó que, a partir del banco
de sangre recolectado por los tesiarios
de la UNA, Andrea Esquivel y Oswaldo
Barrantes, para determinar la presencia de brucelosis en ovejas y cabras, se
aprovechó para buscar otros agentes
abortivos. El resultado fue bajas seroprevalencias del parásito Neospora caninum y de la bacteria Coxiella burnetii;
sin embargo, despertó el interés y a la
vez preocupación en los investigadores,
la alta seroprevalencia del parásito zoonótico abortivo Toxoplasma gondii.
The national production sector of small ruminants (sheep and goats) should be alert. A research elaborated by specialists of the School of Veterinary Medicine of the National University (EMV-UNA), with the support of a student who did his doctoral thesis in that animal population, reported a high prevalence of the zoonotic parasite Toxoplasma gondii, responsible for causing abortions in animals and people all over the world. Gaby Dolz, coordinator of the Laboratory of Teaching and Research in Population Medicine of the UNA School of Veterinary Medicine (EMV-UNA), explained that, in view of the increase in ovicaprine activity in the country in the last decade, a team of researchers from the EMV set out to investigate the infectious agents that cause abortions in small ruminants. This group of specialists, coordinated by Dolz, was supported by the researcher Juan José Romero, the parasitologist Ana Jiménez, as well as the doctoral student Rodolfo Villagra. Dolz explained that, based on the blood bank collected by the UNA thesiologists, Andrea Esquivel and Oswaldo Barrantes, to determine the presence of brucellosis in sheep and goats, it was used to look for other abortive agents. The result was low seroprevalence of the parasite Neospora caninum and the bacterium Coxiella burnetii; however, the high seroprevalence of the zoonotic abortifacient parasite Toxoplasma gondii aroused the interest and concern of the researchers.
The national production sector of small ruminants (sheep and goats) should be alert. A research elaborated by specialists of the School of Veterinary Medicine of the National University (EMV-UNA), with the support of a student who did his doctoral thesis in that animal population, reported a high prevalence of the zoonotic parasite Toxoplasma gondii, responsible for causing abortions in animals and people all over the world. Gaby Dolz, coordinator of the Laboratory of Teaching and Research in Population Medicine of the UNA School of Veterinary Medicine (EMV-UNA), explained that, in view of the increase in ovicaprine activity in the country in the last decade, a team of researchers from the EMV set out to investigate the infectious agents that cause abortions in small ruminants. This group of specialists, coordinated by Dolz, was supported by the researcher Juan José Romero, the parasitologist Ana Jiménez, as well as the doctoral student Rodolfo Villagra. Dolz explained that, based on the blood bank collected by the UNA thesiologists, Andrea Esquivel and Oswaldo Barrantes, to determine the presence of brucellosis in sheep and goats, it was used to look for other abortive agents. The result was low seroprevalence of the parasite Neospora caninum and the bacterium Coxiella burnetii; however, the high seroprevalence of the zoonotic abortifacient parasite Toxoplasma gondii aroused the interest and concern of the researchers.
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OVEJAS, PARASITOLOGÍA VETERINARIA, PARASITIC DISEASES, CAPRINOS, GOAT, TOXOPLASMA GONDII