Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence and risk factors in cats in Rio de Janeiro.

Autor: de Carvalho Alves LM; Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - PPGMV, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro UFRRJ - km 7 da BR-465, Brazil., Frazão-Teixeira E; Laboratório de Biologia Estrutural, IOC, FIOCRUZ, Brazil; Laboratório de Sanidade Animal, CCTA, UENF, Brazil., Barbosa CG; DEMAT - Departamento de Matemática - UFRRJ, Brazil., Ubiali DG; Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - PPGMV, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro UFRRJ - km 7 da BR-465, Brazil., Baldani CD; Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - PPGMV, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro UFRRJ - km 7 da BR-465, Brazil., Souza HJM; Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - PPGMV, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro UFRRJ - km 7 da BR-465, Brazil., da Silva AA; DMCV - Departamento de Medicina e Cirurgia Veterinária - UFRRJ, Brazil., da Silva AF; Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - PPGMV, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro UFRRJ - km 7 da BR-465, Brazil. Electronic address: andressafsilva@ufrrj.br.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports [Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports] 2024 Aug; Vol. 53, pp. 101063. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 12.
DOI: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2024.101063
Abstrakt: Seroprevalence studies on cats are essential for monitoring the occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii infection. The present research investigated anti-T. gondii antibodies, risk factors, clinical signs, hematology and serum biochemistry in cats from different regions of Rio de Janeiro. An overall 18.7% (17/91) of the cats were seroreactive, and age was associated with increased chances of seroprevalence of anti-T. gondii antibodies. Clinical signs, hematology and serum biochemistry parameters did not help achieve an antemortem diagnosis of cat toxoplasmosis. The parasite circulates in cats from three major regions of Rio de Janeiro, and the present data set will contribute to future epidemiological studies in this endemic state of Brazil.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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