High prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in dogs in Veracruz, Mexico
| Autor: | Álvaro Peniche-Cardeña, Concepción Ahuja-Aguirre, Adalberto A Pérez-de-León, Jitender P. Dubey, Nelly Ibarra-Priego, Dora Romero-Salas, Anabel Cruz-Romero, Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel, Zeferino García-Vázquez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Veterinary medicine Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies Deworming Dogs Direct agglutination test parasitic diseases medicine Prevalence Seroprevalence Animals Dog Diseases Mexico General Veterinary biology General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease veterinary(all) Breed Toxoplasmosis Modified agglutination test Titer Toxoplasmosis Animal biology.protein Cats Female Antibody Toxoplasma Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Veterinary Research |
| ISSN: | 1746-6148 |
| Popis: | Background: Little is known concerning the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in dogs in Mexico. Here, we investigated antibodies to T. gondii and associated risk factors in 101 dogs from an animal shelter in Veracruz State, Mexico. Canine sera were assayed forT. gondii IgG antibodies by using the modified agglutination test (MAT, cut off 1:25). Results: Sixty eight (67.3%) of 101 dogs were seropositive with titers of 1:25 in 16, 1:50 in 8, 1:100 in 9, 1:200 in 10, 1:400 in 10, 1:800 in 10, 1:1600 in 3, and 1:3200 or higher in 2. None of the dogs’ characteristics studied including age, sex, breed, and history of deworming, rabies vaccination and contact with cats was associated with seroprevalence of T. gondii infection. Conclusion: Using the dogs as sentinel animals, the results indicate high contamination with T. gondii of the environment in Veracruz, Mexico. Results have public health implications, and further studies in Veracruz should be conducted to establish the sources of environmental contamination with T. gondii and to determine optimal preventive measures against T. gondii infection in humans. |
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