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Samples of serum and diaphragm meat juice obtained from wild boars were tested for anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies by means of an indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT). The results were compared to evaluate the concordance between the two matrices. A total of 160 blood and muscle juice samples were tested. Antibodies against T. gondii were detected in 28 (17.5 %) blood samples and in 22 meat juice samples (13.75 %). The results showed an “almost perfect” concordance between serum and meat juice analyses (K value = 0.86). These preliminary data show that diaphragm meat juice could be an alternative to serum when using IFAT for T. gondii monitoring purposes in wild boars.
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Ranucci, D. et al. (2013). Comparison of Serum and Meat Juice for Detection of Anti-Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Hunted Wild Boars (Sus scrofa). In: Boiti, C., Ferlazzo, A., Gaiti, A., Pugliese, A. (eds) Trends in Veterinary Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36488-4_15
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