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Serological prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in cats (Belém, Pará, Brazil)
2020; Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria; Volume: 29; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s1984-29612020038
ISSN1984-2961
AutoresKatarine de Souza Rocha, Michele de Souza Lima, Thamillys Rayssa Marques Monteiro, Betsy Emely Tavares Honório, Ana Paula Vilhena Beckman Pinho, Giselle Souza da Paz, Alessandra Scofield, Gustavo Góes‐Cavalcante, Paulo Cesar Magalhães‐Matos, Francisco Dantas Sampaio, Ísis Abel, Hélio Langoni, Carla Cristina Guimarães de Moraes,
Tópico(s)Rabies epidemiology and control
ResumoWe 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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