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Detection of Zoonotic Protozoa Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis suihominis in Wild Boars from Spain |
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| Authors: | R Calero‐Bernal J E Pérez‐Martín D Reina F J Serrano E Frontera I Fuentes J P Dubey |
| Institution: | 1. Area of Parasitology, Department of Animal Health, Veterinary Faculty, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain;2. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, USA;3. Parasitology Service, Microbiology National Centre, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain |
| Abstract: | Food safety regulations require the control of the presence of protozoa in meats destined for human consumption. Wild boar (Sus scrofa) meat may constitute a source of zoonoses. A 23.8% (688/2881) seroprevalence of anti‐Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and 72.2% (662/910) Sarcocystis sarcocysts prevalence were detected among wild boars hunted in Southwestern areas of Spain. Identity of Sarcocystis spp. was performed by RFLP‐PCR and sequencing, detecting S. miescheriana (7/8) and the zoonotic S. suihominis (1/8). Risk assessment studies of these coccidian in meats destined to human consumption are needed. |
| Keywords: | Wild Boar Spain prevalence Toxoplasma gondii Sarcocystis suihominis Sarcocystis miescheriana |