127723 20240731103411.0 doi 10.1016/j.fawpar.2023.e00203 sideral 134840 ART-2023-134840 eng Peris, María Paz Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-5750-3643 Toxoplasma gondii in meat of adult sheep in Spain 2023 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular parasite that presents a worldwide risk. Humans can become infected by ingesting meat infected with T. gondii, and the consumption of infected sheep and goat meat is a significant public health issue. Antibodies against T. gondii have been found in sheep in Spain, indicating the presence of the parasite in the country. However, no previous studies have assessed the presence of T. gondii in sheep meat in Spain. In view of the significance of the transmission of T. gondii through meat consumption and given the lack of previous studies in Spain, we carried out an investigation to evaluate the presence of T. gondii in adult sheep meat (mutton). A total of 216 muscle samples were analyzed by digestion, and a real-time PCR assay was used to determine the presence of T. gondii DNA. A total of 24.5% of the samples were found to be parasitized, indicating that the consumption of sheep meat can present an important risk for human health. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/A05-17R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/A17-17R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/RTC-2017-6594-2 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 0.795 2023 Food Science 2023 Q1 Parasitology 2023 Q2 Epidemiology 2023 Q2 5.1 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion García, Amalia Xía (orcid)0000-0003-0797-1160 Castillo, Juan Antonio Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-2048-4749 Badiola, Juan José Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7173-7216 Halaihel, Nabil Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4121-8087 Serrano, María Universidad de Zaragoza Gracia, María Jesús Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-1417-272X 1009 773 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Patología Animal Área Sanidad Animal 1009 617 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Patología Animal Área Medicina y Cirugía Animal 32 (2023), e00203 [5 pp.] Food and Waterborne Parasitology 2405-6766 384812 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/127723/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2204087 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/127723/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:127723 articulos driver 2024-07-31-10:03:50 ARTICLE