Serological prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in cats (Belém, Pará, Brazil) / Prevalência sorológica de infecção por Toxoplasma gondii em gatos (Belém, Pará, Brasil)
Rocha, Katarine de Souza; Lima, Michele de Souza; Laboratório de Biologia MolecularMonteiro, Thamillys Rayssa Marques; Honorio, Betsy Emely Tavares; Pinho, Ana Paula Vilhena Beckman; Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde PúblicaPaz, Giselle Souza da; Faculdade de Medicina VeterináriaScofield, Alessandra; Faculdade de Medicina VeterináriaCavalcante, Gustavo Góes; Medicina VeterináriaMagalhães-Matos, Paulo Cesar; Faculdade de Medicina VeterináriaSampaio Junior, Francisco Dantas; Faculdade de Medicina VeterináriaAbel, Isis; Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde PúblicaLangoni, Helio; Moraes, Carla Cristina Guimarães de.
Rev. bras. parasitol. vet;
29(2): e022719, 2020. tab
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| LILACS | ID: biblio-1138080
Abstract We evaluated the prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in the serum samples collected from domestic cats in Belém, Pará, Brazil. We also correlated the presence of T. gondii antibodies with environmental variables and cat-owner habits. Four-hundred and forty-seven serum samples from domestic cats were analyzed. The sera were tested using an indirect immunofluorescence assay. Among the animals analyzed, 21.92% (98/447) were seropositive. A statistically significant association was found in relation to age and serology among the animals over 1 year old (p<0.01) in the group up to 1 year old, 12.82% (20/156) of the animals were positive, and in the group over 1 year old, 26.80% (78/291) were positive. Our results show that the cats in Belém, Pará region have anti-T. gondii antibodies, and their owners are not aware of toxoplasmosis or how to prevent its transmission.
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