Molecular detection and genetic characterization of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> in goats' milk and aborted goat kid tissues from Pakistan.

ABSTRACT: Toxoplasmosis is one of the most widespread foodborne diseases in humans and one of the major abortive pathogens in small ruminants. In South Punjab, Pakistan, the goat sector is pivotal in the economy and goat milk is commonly consumed raw. The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in goat milk and to genotype any isolates; additionally, the prevalence and genotype of T. gondii in aborted goat kid foetuses were investigated. From three farms, previously identified as highly seropositive, milk samples were collected from 40 goats at three different lactation intervals: 15-30, 90, and > 120 days after parturition (360 samples in total). Foetal brain and placenta tissue samples were also collected from three aborted goats. A 162 bp fragment

SUBMITTER: Khan MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12595001 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature