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| Shahzad, Azeem; Sarwar Khan, Muhammad; Ashraf, Kamran; Avais, Muhammad; Pervez, Khalid; Ali Khan, Jawaria. |
| The current study was conducted to find out the epidemiological status of toxoplasmosis in cats, dogs and human population in Lahore city of Pakistan and to determine the possibility of transmission of toxoplasmosis from cats and dogs to their owners. Overall 56% cats were seropositive for anti-Toxoplasma antibodies. Stray cats had the high prevalence (64%) followed by domestic cats (48%). The highest prevalence (71%) was detected in cat in the 7 year or above age group. The seropositivity percentage of toxoplasmosis was highest in local breeds of the cats (64%). Overall 39% dogs were seropositive for anti- Toxoplasma antibodies. Stray dogs had the high prevalence (50%) than the domestic dogs (28%). The highest prevalence of toxoplasmosis (45.9%) was... |
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Palavras-chave: Toxoplasmosis; Prevalence; Dogs; Cats; Pakistan. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/998 |
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