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| Feitosa,T.F.; Vilela,V.L.R.; Dantas,E.S.; Souto,D.V.O.; Pena,H.F.J.; Athayde,A.C.R.; Azevêdo,S.S.. |
| In the present study we aimed to establish the seroprevalence of T. gondii and N. caninum in stray and domiciled cats from the municipality of Patos, Paraíba state, Brazil. Blood samples were collected from 201 animals: 132 domiciled cats and 69 stray cats. An epidemiological questionnaire was conducted with all cat owners. Indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT) was performed at cut-offs of 1:16 and 1:50 for T. gondii and N. caninum, respectively. Overall prevalence of seroreagent cats for T. gondii was 43.8%. We found a prevalence of 47.7% in domiciled cats and 36.2% in stray cats. Antibody titers ranged from 1:16 (cut-off) to 1:8192; 1:128 was the most frequent titer. No statistical difference was observed between domiciled cats and stray cats.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Domiciled cat; Stray cat; Toxoplasmosis; Zoonosis. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352014000401060 |
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