[Study of prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in the cats of Nouakchott]. / Étude de la prévalence des oocystes de Toxoplasma gondii chez le chat à Nouakchott.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot
; 110(5): 315-317, 2017 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29052122
ABSTRACT
The aim of the work was to evaluate the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii oocyst shedding on a sample of 100 cats in five districts of Nouakchott, Mauritania. The faecal flotation method revealed that 23% ± 0.08 of cats which underwent the test excreted oocysts and the prevalence was influenced by age and sex. Excretion rates were significantly higher in neighborhoods of Basra (27.8 ± 0.2), Elmina (25 ± 0.13) and Netegue (20 ± 0.35). The average parasite number was less than 5 oocysts/5 g faeces. Hence, the results suggest that cats have an important role in the transmission of the zoonosis in Nouakchott.
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01-internacional
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3_ND
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Toxoplasma
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Doenças do Gato
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Toxoplasmose
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Toxoplasmose Animal
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Oocistos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Bull Soc Pathol Exot
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article