Environmental risk factors for canine toxoplasmosis in a deprived district of Botucatu, SP, Brazil
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
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14(3): 450-465, 2008. tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii that can infect a large variety of animals, including humans. The present study aimed to evaluate the frequency of anti-T.gondii antibodies in dogs from a peripheral district of Botucatu and to establish the association among some epidemiological variables in order to evaluate risk factors for toxoplasmosis infection. Serum samples from dogs were screened using an indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test. Anti-T.gondii antibody prevalence was 56 percent. The highest titer was 1024 (1.79 percent) and the most frequent titers were 16 (57.14 percent) and 64 (33.93 percent). The chi-square (X²) test revealed significant association among variables such as dog access to street, ingestion of raw meat and presence of synantropic animals in the domestic environment. These results demonstrate that toxoplasmosis is present in dogs from Jardim Santa Elisa district.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Toxoplasmosis, Animal
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
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Dog Diseases
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
Journal subject:
Toxicology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
São Paulo State University/BR
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