Seroepidemiology of toxoplasmosis in cats and dogs from rural properties of Jaguapitã county, Paraná state, Brazil

Ciência Rural

Garcia, João Luis²  Ogawa, Liza¹  Navarro, Italmar Teodorico²  Oliveira, Rosângela Claret de¹ 

[1] Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico;Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brasil

关键词: toxoplasmosis;    seroprevalence;    dog;    cat;    Toxoplasma gondii;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-84781999000100018

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria * Centro de Ciencias Rurais

【 摘 要 】

The present study was designed to stablish the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in cats and dogs from a rural area of the Jaguapitã county, Paraná state, Antibodies against-Toxoplasma gondii were detected by indirect immuno-fluorescence test. Titers than 1:16 were considered positive. A prevalence rate of 73% and 84.1% was observed for cats and dogs respectively . There was no difference related to sender. The most frequent titer in cats was 1:4096 (28.6%), whereas the highest titer found was 1:65536 (0.8%). There was a statistical significant increase in seropositivity with age. The most common titers in dogs was 1:64 (38.4%), whereas the highest titer was 1:4096 (1.9%). There was a decrease in seropositivity in dogs with less than 8 of age. There was no significant correlation in the distribuition of titers between dogs and cats. Based on our data we conclude that T. gondii is widely distributed in dogs and cats from this region.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC