Occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii and other gastrointestinal parasites in free-roaming cats from the Rio de Janeiro zoo.

Autor:	Arruda IF; Biologist, Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Tropical (PPGMT), Laboratório de Protozoologia (LProto), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC), Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Ramos RCF; Biomedic, PPGMT, LProto, IOC, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Barbosa ADS; Veterinarian, DSc, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia (MIP), Instituto Biomédico, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil and PPGMT, LProto, IOC, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Villar-Echarte G; Veterinarian, DSc, PPGMT, LProto, IOC, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Augusto AM; Biologist, Msc, Jardim Zoológico do Rio de Janeiro (RioZoo), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Troccoli F; Veterinarian, RioZoo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Amendoeira MRR; Biologist, DSc, Laboratório de Protozoologia (LProto), IOC, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Brazilian journal of veterinary medicine [Braz J Vet Med] 2023 Dec 20; Vol. 45, pp. e006023. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 20 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.29374/2527-2179.bjvm006023
Abstrakt:	This communication aimed to determine the frequency of infection by T. gondii and other gastrointestinal parasites in free-living cats captured in BioParque do Rio (Fundação RioZoo), Brazil. To this end, 58 blood and 51 fecal samples were collected from 68 cats from July 2019 to September 2020. The serum obtained was analyzed by indirect fluorescent antibody test for anti- T. gondii IgG. Fecal samples were examined by microscopic parasitological techniques. Of the total, 10.3% of the animals presented anti- T. gondii IgG. Parasitic structures were observed in 39.2% of the fecal samples. Hookworms were the most detected parasites (19.6%) followed by Cystoisospora sp. (11.7%), Dipylidium caninum (7.8%) and Toxocara cati (3.9%). These results indicated the exposure of this population of stray cats to potentially zoonotic parasites, which in addition to causing possible damage to domestic and wild animal health, also pose risks to public health. Competing Interests: Conflict of interests: IFA, RCFR, ASB, GVE, AMA, FT and MRRA - No conflict of interest.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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