Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in cats (Felis catus, Linnaeus 1758) living in Lima, Peru [SoroprevalĂȘncia de Toxoplasma gondii em gatos (Felis catus, Linnaeus 1758) residentes em Lima, Peru]

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dc.contributor.authorCerro, L.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorRubio, A.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorPinedo, R.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorMendes-de-Almeida, F.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorBrener B.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorLabarthe, N.es_ES
dc.date.accessioned6/22/2022 13:33
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-30T16:31:43Z
dc.date.available6/22/2022 13:33
dc.date.available2022-09-30T16:31:43Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to determine the frequency of infection by T. gondii in cats, by examining serum and fecal samples from animals attended at veterinary clinics in the Metropolitan Region of Lima, Peru. We collected and analyzed 154 cat serum samples and 50 fecal samples, regardless of the age, gender or breed. In parallel with the sample collections, the owners answered an epidemiological questionnaire that investigated the following variables: age group, gender, lifestyle (confined, semi-confined or free-living animals), feeding and hunting habits. The serum and fecal samples were analyzed using indirect hemagglutination (IHA) and coproparasitological tests, respectively. IHA showed that the frequency of cat exposure to T. gondii was 11%. Age and gender showed no association with exposure to the parasite. Exposure among the cats was associated with hunting (x2 = 4.98, p = 0.016) and feeding habits (x2 = 13.34, p = 0.001): those fed with raw meat were more exposed than those fed with commercial cat food (x2= 9.50, p = 0.004) or with homemade food (x2 = 4.1, p = 0.027). The frequency of cats diagnosed in the chronic phase of T. gondii infection was 88% (15/17). No T. gondii oocysts were found in any of the 50 fecal samples examined.es_ES
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dc.identifier.doi10.1590/s1984-29612014013es_ES
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-29612014013
dc.language.isoeng; pores_ES
dc.publisherBRAZILIAN COLL VETERINARY PARASITOLOGYes_ES
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccesses_ES
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/es_ES
dc.sourceRevista Brasileira de ParasitologĂ­a Veterinariaes_ES
dc.subjectImmunology and Microbiologyes_ES
dc.subjectMedicinees_ES
dc.subjectVeterinaryes_ES
dc.subject.ocdehttp://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.01.03es_ES
dc.titleSeroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in cats (Felis catus, Linnaeus 1758) living in Lima, Peru [SoroprevalĂȘncia de Toxoplasma gondii em gatos (Felis catus, Linnaeus 1758) residentes em Lima, Peru]es_ES
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