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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in dogs of riverside communities of Mato Grosso Pantanal, Brazil

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Title
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in dogs of riverside communities of Mato Grosso Pantanal, Brazil
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, December 2016
DOI 10.1590/s1984-29612016067
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Juliana Yuki Rodrigues, Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira de Almeida, Eveline da Cruz Boa Sorte, Naiani Domingos Gasparetto, Felipe Augusto Constantino Seabra da Cruz, Valéria Régia Franco Sousa

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan with worldwide distribution and dogs act as sentinels of human infection. This search aimed to determine the occurrence of antibodies against T. gondii in dogs of the communities on the Cuiabá River, Mato Grosso and variables associated with infection. The dogs of the riverside communities in Cuiabá River, which includes Barranco Alto, Praia do Poço, Engenho Velho, Varginha, Bom Sucesso, Passagem da Conceição and São Gonçalo Beira Rio, were evaluated for the presence of T. gondii antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT). The prevalence and factors associated with infection were calculated by chi-squared test (χ2) or Fisher's exact test, and univariate and multiple analysis. Of the 248 dogs surveyed, 107 (43.1%) were seropositive for T. gondii. The seroprevalence ranged from 25.6% to 64.3%. There was no statistically significant difference between the communities studied (p > 0.05). As for the associated factors, the only statistically significant factor was that of dogs living with cats (p = 0.02), with approximately twice the risk of acquiring infection. In conclusion, the seroprevalence in dogs of riverside communities in the Baixada Cuiabana demonstrated that high rates of infection, being the factor associated with infection, contact with domestic cats.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Professor > Associate Professor 1 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 10%
Student > Master 1 10%
Unknown 7 70%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 10%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 10%
Unknown 7 70%
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