Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and associated risk factors in cats from Lima, Peru.
Animals
IgG
IgM
Indirect hemagglutination
Toxoplasmosis
Journal
Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports
ISSN: 2405-9390
Titre abrégé: Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101680410
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2022
06 2022
Historique:
received:
05
11
2021
revised:
18
02
2022
accepted:
12
04
2022
entrez:
15
5
2022
pubmed:
16
5
2022
medline:
20
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Toxoplasmosis is an important zoonotic disease worldwide caused by the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Cats, being hosts, act as a good sentinel for this disease. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii in cats by examining serum from seven districts of Metropolitan Lima, Peru. We collected and analyzed 303 cat serum samples, and the owners answered a questionnaire about age, gender, lifestyle (indoors only and outdoors access) and feeding (commercial and home food). The samples were tested using indirect hemagglutination (IHA) for detection of antibody IgM and IgG. Among the animals analyzed, we found 52 (17.2%, 95% CI: 13.1% - 21.9%) seropositive cats to T. gondii, of which one corresponded to acute infection (IgM) and 51 to chronic infections (IgG). In addition, the presence of anti-T. gondii antibodies was associated with feeding commercial food and living outdoors access. Our results concluded that T. gondii infections are common in cats with owners in Metropolitan Lima and will be useful to future epidemiological studies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35569910
pii: S2405-9390(22)00049-1
doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2022.100733
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antibodies, Protozoan
0
Immunoglobulin G
0
Immunoglobulin M
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
100733Informations de copyright
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