| Journal: | The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000298955 |
| ISSN: | 1678-9199 |
| Authors: | Langoni, H1 Modolo, J.R Pezerico, S.B Silva, R.C Castro, A.P.B Silva, A.V. Da Padovani, C.R2 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Instituto de Biociencias, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Volumen: | 12 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 142-148 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Nota breve o noticia |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | 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 |
| Disciplines: | Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia |
| Keyword: | Medicina veterinaria, Pequeñas especies, Perros, Zoonosis, Toxoplasmosis, Serología, Toxoplasma gondii |
| Keyword: | Veterinary medicine and animal husbandry, Companion animals, Veterinary medicine, Dogs, Zoonoses, Toxoplasmosis, Serology, Toxoplasma gondii |
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