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Detección de Toxoplasma gondii en carnes de consumo humano por la técnica de reacción en cadena de la polimerasa en tres ciudades del eje cafetero
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Lora, Fabiana Lígia Aricapa, Héctor Jaime Pérez, Jorge Enrique Arias, Luz Elena Idarraga, Samuel Eduardo Mier, Denisse Gómez, Jorge Enrique |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | Background: Levels of exposition to Toxoplasma gondii infection in meat for human consumption in Colombia should be reported. Objectives: To detect T. gondii DNA in pork, chicken and beef for human consumption in the cities of Manizales, Pereira and Armenia (Colombia) in order to measure the degree of infestation of different types of meat and the city and type of meat that show the highest risk for infection by Toxoplasma. Materials and methods: We obtained a total of 180 meat samples from commercial stores at the three capital city of the Caldas, Risaralda and Quindio departments of Colombia. We purchased 20 samples of each type of meat (pork, beef and chicken) in such cities. All samples were analyzed for the detection of the B1 gene of T. gondii by PCR assay. Results: 52,7% of the samples were positive for specific DNA amplification of Toxoplasma; pork meat was the most infected (70%). There were important differences in the prevalence of infection according to the city: beef meat was more contaminated in Armenia (80%), chicken meat in Pereira (70%) and pork meat in Manizales (80%). No positive chicken samples were found in Manizales. Conclusions: Our results show that there are high exposure levels to Toxoplasma in commercially available meat for human consumption in the coffee culture region of Colombia. Theses results stress the need of implementing public health measures to monitor infection on these products in this area of the country. |
| Starting Page | 117 |
| Ending Page | 123 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.revistainfectio.org/index.php/infectio/article/download/150/185 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.scielo.org.co/pdf/inf/v11n3/v11n3a04.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
