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Provedor de dados: | 80
País: | Brazil
Título: | Serological profile of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in apparently healthy dogs of the city of Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
Autores: | Langoni,H.; Modolo,J. R.; Pezerico,S. B.; Silva,R. C.; Castro,A. P. B.; Silva,A. V. da; Padovani,C. R.
Data: | 2006-01-01
Ano: | 2006
Palavras-chave: | Toxoplasma gondii; Dog; Serology.
Resumo: | Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a coccidian protozoan of worldwide distribution. The seroprevalence in canine population can be an alternative for measuring T. gondii urban spreading. A total of 780 blood samples from dogs were collected, during the yearly anti-rabies campaign, carried out by the Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry (FMVZ), São Paulo State University, UNESP, together with the county health authorities, in August 1999. Using Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT) for detecting antibodies anti-T. gondii in the sera samples, we observed that 258 dogs (33.1%) were positive. The associations between the serological results and the epidemiological variables were studied. Statistically significant differences were not found regarding sex (32.2% male and 34.3% female reactors). Dogs without a defined breed showed seropositivity statistically higher than the pedigreed group. The occurrence of infection was considered higher with age.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/other
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992006000100012
Editor: | Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos
Relação: | 10.1590/S1678-91992006000100012
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases  v.12 n.1 2006
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess