TOXOPLASMOSIS IN BROILERS FROM DAKAR - SENEGAL: PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS

Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common zoonosis worldwide. Caused by protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, it has estimated that up to a third human population worldwides infected with it. Humans are ingesting oocysts shed cats or eating undercooked meat containing cysts.T. gondii can cause serious illness fetus during congenital infection and fatal in immuno-compromised patients too. In addition, infects wide range animals, including mammals birds. birds, all species be various signs. Little known about prevalence short-cycle (broilers). However, due their feeding habits (birds pecking food usually soil), birds could good indicator soil. Thus, verify environmental contamination, T. 459 (broilers) was determined Dakar, Senegal. The diagnostic test used High Sensitivity Direct Agglutination (ADHS). results showed presence antibodies against 29 (6.36%) broilers Gallus domesticus. This study first its kind investigate domestic poultry Other studies should carried out additional more reliable techniques on this aspect order measure real load risks generate.