Antibody frequency for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. in domiciliated and stray cats from Araguaína, Tocantins, Eastern Amazonia
Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. are protozoa that have a significant impact on animal health due to the diseases they cause in domestic and wild animals. The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of antibodies against T. gondii and Neospora spp. in cats from northern Brazil. S...
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| author | Taiã Mairon Peixoto Ribeiro Thássia Silva Reis Sebastiana Adriana Pereira Sousa Lucas Marlon Freiria Fábio Alves Gomes Giane Regina Paludo Kledir Anderson Hofstaetter Spohr Marcos Rogério André Helcileia Dias Santos Valéria de Sá Jayme |
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| description | Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. are protozoa that have a significant impact on animal health due to the diseases they cause in domestic and wild animals. The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of antibodies against T. gondii and Neospora spp. in cats from northern Brazil. Serum samples were collected from 180 cats in the municipality of Araguaína, Tocantins and used to evaluate the presence of anti-T. gondii and anti-Neospora spp. antibodies using the indirect fluorescent antibody test, with a cutoff of 1:64 and 1:25, respectively. The association between infection and individual animal characteristics (age, sex, origin, breed, and clinical signs) was tested using univariate analysis, followed by multivariate logistic regression. We found that 48.3% (87/180) of the animals had anti-T. gondii (95% CI: 40.8%–55.90%) and 3.9% (7/180) had anti-Neospora spp. (95% CI: 1.6%–7.8%) antibodies. There was no association between age, sex, breed origin, clinical signs, and seropositivity for T. gondii. Cats of defined breeds were more likely to be infected by Neospora spp. (OR = 10.7). Therefore, we found a high rate of seropositivity for T. gondii and a high rate of occurrence of Neospora infections in cats from the Araguaína region. The exposure of the feline population to the studied coccidia indicates the need to monitor the feline population for these infections and underscores the importance of effective sanitary measures against such pathogens. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3fdc8b97543e4b49a817e2fa190be1e62023-01-24T20:29:04ZengUniversidade Estadual de LondrinaSemina: Ciências Agrárias1676-546X1679-03592022-02-0143210.5433/1679-0359.2022v43n2p629Antibody frequency for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. in domiciliated and stray cats from Araguaína, Tocantins, Eastern AmazoniaTaiã Mairon Peixoto Ribeiro0Thássia Silva Reis1Sebastiana Adriana Pereira Sousa2Lucas Marlon Freiria3Fábio Alves Gomes4Giane Regina Paludo5Kledir Anderson Hofstaetter Spohr6Marcos Rogério André7Helcileia Dias Santos8Valéria de Sá Jayme9Universidade de BrasíliaUniversidade Federal do TocantinsUniversidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do ParáUniversidade Federal do AcreInstituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de RoraimaUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade Federal de Mato GrossoUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita FilhoUniversidade Federal do TocantinsUniversidade Federal de GoiásToxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. are protozoa that have a significant impact on animal health due to the diseases they cause in domestic and wild animals. The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of antibodies against T. gondii and Neospora spp. in cats from northern Brazil. Serum samples were collected from 180 cats in the municipality of Araguaína, Tocantins and used to evaluate the presence of anti-T. gondii and anti-Neospora spp. antibodies using the indirect fluorescent antibody test, with a cutoff of 1:64 and 1:25, respectively. The association between infection and individual animal characteristics (age, sex, origin, breed, and clinical signs) was tested using univariate analysis, followed by multivariate logistic regression. We found that 48.3% (87/180) of the animals had anti-T. gondii (95% CI: 40.8%–55.90%) and 3.9% (7/180) had anti-Neospora spp. (95% CI: 1.6%–7.8%) antibodies. There was no association between age, sex, breed origin, clinical signs, and seropositivity for T. gondii. Cats of defined breeds were more likely to be infected by Neospora spp. (OR = 10.7). Therefore, we found a high rate of seropositivity for T. gondii and a high rate of occurrence of Neospora infections in cats from the Araguaína region. The exposure of the feline population to the studied coccidia indicates the need to monitor the feline population for these infections and underscores the importance of effective sanitary measures against such pathogens.https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/43887FelinesNeosporosisPublic HealthToxoplasmosis. |
| spellingShingle | Taiã Mairon Peixoto Ribeiro Thássia Silva Reis Sebastiana Adriana Pereira Sousa Lucas Marlon Freiria Fábio Alves Gomes Giane Regina Paludo Kledir Anderson Hofstaetter Spohr Marcos Rogério André Helcileia Dias Santos Valéria de Sá Jayme Antibody frequency for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. in domiciliated and stray cats from Araguaína, Tocantins, Eastern Amazonia Semina: Ciências Agrárias Felines Neosporosis Public Health Toxoplasmosis. |
| title | Antibody frequency for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. in domiciliated and stray cats from Araguaína, Tocantins, Eastern Amazonia |
| title_full | Antibody frequency for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. in domiciliated and stray cats from Araguaína, Tocantins, Eastern Amazonia |
| title_fullStr | Antibody frequency for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. in domiciliated and stray cats from Araguaína, Tocantins, Eastern Amazonia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antibody frequency for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. in domiciliated and stray cats from Araguaína, Tocantins, Eastern Amazonia |
| title_short | Antibody frequency for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. in domiciliated and stray cats from Araguaína, Tocantins, Eastern Amazonia |
| title_sort | antibody frequency for toxoplasma gondii and neospora spp in domiciliated and stray cats from araguaina tocantins eastern amazonia |
| topic | Felines Neosporosis Public Health Toxoplasmosis. |
| url | https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/43887 |
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