Occurrence of antibodies anti-Toxoplasma gondii among sheltered and free-roaming cats within a university campus
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2021-01-01
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Kmetiuk, Louise Bach
Pellizzaro, Maysa
Yamakawa, Ana Carolina [UNESP]
Mendes, Juliana Cristina Rebonato
Martins, Camila Marinelli
Canavessi, Aurea Maria Oliveira
Langoni, Helio [UNESP]
dos Santos, Andrea Pires
Biondo, Alexander
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The present study aimed to assess anti-T. gondii antibodies in sheltered and free-roaming cats within a university campus that has an overlapping population of humans and livestock. A total of 51 cats were tested for anti-T. gondii antibodies using the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test. Overall, 8/51 cats (15.7%) were seropositive. Cats were more likely to be seropositive when free-roaming (p= 0.008) and with presence of skin lesions (p= 0.042), and less likely with < 1 year of age (p= 0.021), probably due to higher environmental exposure and infected prey consumption. The presence of seropositive free-roaming cats whose areas overlapped those occupied by humans and livestock may suggest an increased on-campus chance of T. gondii occurrence.
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Associated factors, Feral cats, Toxoplasmosis
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Semina:Ciencias Agrarias, v. 42, n. 3, p. 1685-1693, 2021.