2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.04.4110
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Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in goats at the Kumasi abattoir, Ghana

Abstract: Background: Monocytes are major effector cells during Leishmania infection and any perturbance in their functions may potentially influence prospective immune responses. However functional phenotype acquired by blood monocytes in Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) patients is poorly understood. They can acquire inflammatory or anti-inflammatory phenotypes depending upon activation signals, where later phenotype is associated with suppression of cell mediated immunity and can result in susceptibility to intracellular … Show more

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“…Nearly two decades after the first report of toxoplasmosis in small ruminants, an investigation of Toxoplasma in goats was carried out in slaughtered goats in Kumasi (within the Forest zone). Histological examination of 100 slaughtered goats in that study revealed a prevalence of 42% [19]. The study also reported differences in prevalence according to age, breed and sex of the animals.…”
Section: Toxoplasmosis In Small Ruminantsmentioning
confidence: 67%
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“…Nearly two decades after the first report of toxoplasmosis in small ruminants, an investigation of Toxoplasma in goats was carried out in slaughtered goats in Kumasi (within the Forest zone). Histological examination of 100 slaughtered goats in that study revealed a prevalence of 42% [19]. The study also reported differences in prevalence according to age, breed and sex of the animals.…”
Section: Toxoplasmosis In Small Ruminantsmentioning
confidence: 67%
“…While data on human infections abounds, there is scanty information on animal toxoplasmosis, with only 6 published reports on animals [17][18][19][20][21][22] since the year 2000 when data were first published [17,20]. These epidemiological studies highlighted the risk associated with consumption of meat of five animals, i.e.…”
Section: History Of Toxoplasmosis In Ghanamentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…With varying prevalence reported globally, petkeeping, contact with soil and consumption of unpasteurized dairy products, and unwashed fruits and vegetables have been identified as significant risk factors. So far, small ruminants [59,60] and pigs [61] are known reservoirs of the parasite in Ghana. Although cats have been implicated in the spread of the disease in Ghana [58], there is no available report on toxoplasmosis in these companion animals.…”
Section: Zoonotic Transmissions From Ruminantsmentioning
confidence: 99%