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A serologic screening for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies by IgG indirect fluorescent antibodies test (IgG-IFAT) was carried among 496 swine and 601 cattle serum samples from throughout Costa Rica, to study the possible role of their meat in the transmission of the parasite. The overall prevalence of antibodies was 34.4% in cattle and 43.8% in swine. No significant differences were found in the antibody prevalence between males and females in both animal groups, which acquire the infection early in their lives. Swine did not present significant differences between age groups. In cattle there was a high percent of seropositivity between the first and third years of age. The provinces that showed a greater number of seropositive animals were Limón and Puntarenas for both animals, and Guanacaste for cattle.
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