Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in dogs

Toxoplasmosis and neosporosis are parasitic diseases of global importance. The present study had the objective to determine the influence of age, sex and breed in the prevalence of antibodies against both diseases in dogs from Brotas city, São Paulo State, Brazil. Blood samples of 342 dogs were coll...

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Autores: Langoni, Hélio [UNESP], Fornazari, Felipe [UNESP], Silva, Rodrigo Costa Da [UNESP], Monti, Elis Talita [UNESP], Villa, Fausto Baptista [UNESP]
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822013000400043
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/109880
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Palabra clave:Toxoplasma gondii
Neospora caninum
IFAT
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spelling Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in dogsToxoplasma gondiiNeospora caninumIFATToxoplasmosis and neosporosis are parasitic diseases of global importance. The present study had the objective to determine the influence of age, sex and breed in the prevalence of antibodies against both diseases in dogs from Brotas city, São Paulo State, Brazil. Blood samples of 342 dogs were collected, and the age, sex and breed of each animal were recorded. The serological diagnosis for toxoplasmosis and neosporosis were performed using the immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT). The Fischer's test was used to calculate the association probability of the variables, with a = 5%. For toxoplasmosis the prevalence of antibodies was 26.9% (CI 95% 22.4-31.8%), and for neosporosis 4.97% (CI 95% 3.1-7.8%). The statistical analysis revealed a higher risk of infection for T. gondii in dogs with more than five years.Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde PúblicaUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde PúblicaSociedade Brasileira de MicrobiologiaUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)2014-10-01T13:08:38Z2014-10-01T13:08:38Z2013-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article1327-1330application/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822013000400043Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, v. 44, n. 4, p. 1327-1330, 2013.1517-8382http://hdl.handle.net/11449/10988010.1590/S1517-83822013000400043S1517-83822013000400043WOS:000333959600043S1517-83822013000400043.pdf5326072118518067SciELOreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengBrazilian Journal of Microbiology1.8100,630info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLangoni, Hélio [UNESP]Fornazari, Felipe [UNESP]Silva, Rodrigo Costa Da [UNESP]Monti, Elis Talita [UNESP]Villa, Fausto Baptista [UNESP]2025-10-22T15:07:12Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/109880Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestrepositoriounesp@unesp.bropendoar:29462025-10-22T15:07:12Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in dogs
title Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in dogs
spellingShingle Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in dogs
Langoni, Hélio [UNESP]
Toxoplasma gondii
Neospora caninum
IFAT
title_short Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in dogs
title_full Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in dogs
title_fullStr Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in dogs
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in dogs
title_sort Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in dogs
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Langoni, Hélio [UNESP]
Fornazari, Felipe [UNESP]
Silva, Rodrigo Costa Da [UNESP]
Monti, Elis Talita [UNESP]
Villa, Fausto Baptista [UNESP]
author Langoni, Hélio [UNESP]
author_facet Langoni, Hélio [UNESP]
Fornazari, Felipe [UNESP]
Silva, Rodrigo Costa Da [UNESP]
Monti, Elis Talita [UNESP]
Villa, Fausto Baptista [UNESP]
author_role author
author2 Fornazari, Felipe [UNESP]
Silva, Rodrigo Costa Da [UNESP]
Monti, Elis Talita [UNESP]
Villa, Fausto Baptista [UNESP]
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Toxoplasma gondii
Neospora caninum
IFAT
topic Toxoplasma gondii
Neospora caninum
IFAT
description Toxoplasmosis and neosporosis are parasitic diseases of global importance. The present study had the objective to determine the influence of age, sex and breed in the prevalence of antibodies against both diseases in dogs from Brotas city, São Paulo State, Brazil. Blood samples of 342 dogs were collected, and the age, sex and breed of each animal were recorded. The serological diagnosis for toxoplasmosis and neosporosis were performed using the immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT). The Fischer's test was used to calculate the association probability of the variables, with a = 5%. For toxoplasmosis the prevalence of antibodies was 26.9% (CI 95% 22.4-31.8%), and for neosporosis 4.97% (CI 95% 3.1-7.8%). The statistical analysis revealed a higher risk of infection for T. gondii in dogs with more than five years.
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