01891naa a2200277 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400380006010000200009824500920011826000090021052011120021965000140133165000190134565000180136465000100138265300110139265300200140365300150142365300210143870000220145970000210148170000250150270000180152777300680154519544972016-07-12       2011    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.01.0502DOI1 aSANTAREM, V. A.  aAnti-Toxocara spp. antibodies in sheep from southeastern Brazil.h[electronic resource]  c2011  aThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency of anti-Toxocara antibodies in sheep from Presidente Prudente, southeastern Brazil. Serum samples were obtained from 365 sheep of diverse breeds and different ages. Samples were collected at a slaughterhouse and at farms located in Presidente Prudente. Three groups of animal of different ages were evaluated according to age: Group I: between 1 and 6 months old; Group II: between 7 and 10 months old; and Group III: between 11 and 15 months old. An ELISA test was carried out to detect anti-Toxocara antibodies (IgG) using the excretory-secretory antigens of Toxocara canis (TES) larvae. In total, 183 out of 365 animals (50.1%) were positive for anti-Toxocara antibodies. The frequency of antibody detection was directly proportional to the age of the animals (p&lt0.0001). indicating a relationship between infection and aging. In Group III, there was a higher prevalence in females (p = 0.0041). The relevance of these animals to the epidemiology of toxocariasis in pets and human should be considered. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  aAnticorpo  aDoença animal  aEpidemiologia  aOvino  aBrasil  aParasito animal  aSão Paulo  aSoroprevalência1 aCHESINE, P. A. F.1 aLAMERS, B. E. L.1 aRUBINSKY-ELEFANT, G.1 aGIUFFRIDA, R.  tVeterinary Parasitologygv. 179, n.1/2, p. 283-286, Jun., 2011.