Genotype distribution and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in animals of Trishal, Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Toxoplasma gondii is a globally significant parasite with no genotyping data available from Bangladesh. This study aimed to determine the genotype distribution and associated risk factors of T. gondii infection in animals in Trishal Upazila, Mymensingh district. From June 2020 to December 2023, a total of 170 samples from cattle, goats, sheep, cats, dogs, chickens, and rodents in the study area and examined using nested PCR targeting the B1 gene of T. gondii. Positive samples were genotyped by multilocus nested PCR-RFLP at ten genetic markers. Risk factor data were analyzed using logistic regression at the farm or owner level. The overall infection rate of 21.76% (37/170), with the highest prevalence observed in cyst samples from slaughtered cattle (42.9%) and cat feces (33.3%). Genotyping

SUBMITTER: Biswas PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12798977 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature