Serological prevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection in cats (Belém, Pará, Brazil)

• Autor(a) principal: Rocha, Katarine de Souza
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Lima, Michele de Souza, Monteiro, Thamillys Rayssa Marques, Honorio, Betsy Emely Tavares, Pinho, Ana Paula Vilhena Beckman, da Paz, Giselle Souza [UNESP], Scofield, Alessandra, Cavalcante, Gustavo Góes, Magalhães-Matos, Paulo Cesar, Sampaio Junior, Francisco Dantas, Abel, Isis, Langoni, Helio [UNESP], de Moraes, Carla Cristina Guimarães
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-29612020038; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/200716
• topic: Feline; IFA; Toxoplasmosis

We 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.