Occurrence of Anti-Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Dogs in the Urban Area of Monte Negro, Rondônia, Brazil

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• 作者：Cañ ; &oacute ; n Franco ; W.A. ; Bergamaschi ; D.P. ; Labruna ; M.B. ; Camargo ; L.M.A. ; Silva ; J.C.R. ; Pinter ; A. ; Gennari ; S.M.
• 关键词：diagnosis ; dog ; epidemiology ; immunofluorescent antibodies ; prevalence ; Toxoplasma gondii
• 刊名：Veterinary Research Communications
• 出版年：2004
• 出版时间：2004
• 年：2004
• 卷：28
• 期：2
• 页码：113-118
• 全文大小：66 KB
• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Medicine & Public Health
  Veterinary medicine
  Zoology
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-7446

文摘

The prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in dogs in an urban area of the municipality of Monte Negro, Rondônia, Brazil, was evaluated using an indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT). Blood samples were taken from 157 dogs living in 85 of the 94 blocks of the city. A seropositivity of 76.4% (120/157) was found and associations between the prevalence and the variables sex, age, type of raising and food were studied. The prevalence tended to increase with age (p<0.05); dogs over 24 months old had 85.5% (100/117) positivity, compared with 50% (20/40) in dogs less than 24 months old, showing postnatal exposure to the agent. It was also observed that dogs with access to the streets showed greater prevalence (84.9%) than companion animals (58.8%). There was no association between sex or the type of food (home-made or commercial) and anti-T. gondii antibodies.