Serological profile of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in apparently healthy dogs of the city of Botucatu, São Paulo state, Brazil

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorLangoni, Hélio
dc.creatorModolo, José Rafael
dc.creatorPezerico, S. B.
dc.creatorSilva, R. C.
dc.creatorCastro, A. P B
dc.creatorDa Silva, A. V.
dc.creatorPadovani, C. R.
dc.date2014-05-27T11:21:51Z
dc.date2016-10-25T18:22:07Z
dc.date2014-05-27T11:21:51Z
dc.date2016-10-25T18:22:07Z
dc.date2006-04-26
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-06T01:18:27Z
dc.date.available2017-04-06T01:18:27Z
dc.identifierJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases, v. 12, n. 1, p. 142-148, 2006.
dc.identifier1678-9199
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/68854
dc.identifierhttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/68854
dc.identifier10.1590/S1678-91992006000100012
dc.identifierS1678-91992006000100012
dc.identifierWOS:000246281000012
dc.identifier2-s2.0-33645863783.pdf
dc.identifier2-s2.0-33645863783
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992006000100012
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/890166
dc.descriptionToxoplasmosis 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.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectDog
dc.subjectSerology
dc.subjectToxoplasma gondii
dc.subjectAnimalia
dc.subjectCanis familiaris
dc.subjectCoccidia
dc.subjectProtozoa
dc.titleSerological profile of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in apparently healthy dogs of the city of Botucatu, São Paulo state, Brazil
dc.typeOtro


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