Occurrence of antibodies anti-Toxoplasma gondii among sheltered and free-roaming cats within a university campus
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n3Supl1p1685Keywords:
Feral cats, Toxoplasmosis, Associated factors.Abstract
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.Downloads
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Camargo, M. E. (1974). Introdução às técnicas de imunofluorescência. Revista Brasileira Patologia Clínica, 10(3), 87-107.
Costa, D. G. C., Marvulo, M. F. V., Silva, J. S. A., Santana, S. C., Magalhães, F. J. R., Lima, C. D. F., Fº.,... Silva, J. C. R. (2012). Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic and wild animals from the Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. Journal of Parasitology, 98(3), 679-680. doi: 10.1645/GE-2910.1
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Dabritz, H. A., Gardner, I. A., Miller, M. A., Lappin, M. R., Atwill, E. R., Packham, A. E.,… Conrad, P. A. (2007) Evaluation of two Toxoplasma gondii serologic tests used in a serosurvey of domestic cats in California. Journal of Parasitology, 93(4), 806-816. doi: 10.1645/GE-996R.1
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Edwards, G. P., De Preu, N., Shakeshaft, B. J., Crealy, I. V., & Paltridge, R. M. (2001). Home range and movements of male feral cats (Felis catus) in a semiarid woodland environment in central Australia. Austral Ecology, 26(1), 93-101. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2001.01091.pp.x
Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” (2019). Universidade de São Paulo - USP. ESALQ em números. Piracicaba: USP. Recuperado de https://www.esalq.usp.br/institucional/esalq-em-numeros
Hill, D. E., & Dubey, J. P. (2016). Toxoplasma gondii as a parasite in food: analysis and control. Microbiology Spectrum, 4(4), 227. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.PFS-0011-2015
Hughes, K. L., & Slater, M. R. (2002). Implementation of a feral cat management program on a University Campus. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 5(1), 15-28. doi: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0501_2
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Mendes, J. C. R., Kmetiuk, L. B., Martins, C. M., Canavessi, A. M. O., Jimenez, T., Pellizzaro, M.,... Biondo, A. W. (2019). Serosurvey of Rickettsia spp. in cats from a Brazilian spotted fever-endemic area. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 28(4), 713-721. doi: 110.1590/S1984-296120190 92
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Oi, M., Yoshikawa, S., Maruyama, S., & Nogami, S. (2015). Comparison of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in shelter cats and dogs during 1999-2001 and 2009-2011 in Tokyo, Japan. PLOS One, 10(8), e0135956. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135956
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Pereira, P. F., Barbosa, A. S., Santos, A. L. C., Bolais, P. F., Dardé, M. L., & Amendoeira, M. R. R. (2018). Toxoplasma gondii: infection among shelter and stray cats in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 27(3), 401-408. doi: 10.1590/s1984-296120180061
Ruiz, A., & Frenkel, J. (1980). Toxoplasma gondii in Costa Rican cats. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 29(6), 1150-1160. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1980.29.1150
Shenep, J. L., Barenkamp, S. J., Brammeier, S. A., & Gardner, T. D. (1984) An outbreak of toxoplasmosis on an Illinois farm. Pediatric Infectious Disease, 3(6), 518-522. doi: 10.1097/00006454-198411000-00 007
Stelzer, S., Basso, W., Silván, J. B., Ortega-Mora, L. M., Maksimov, P., Gethmann, J.,… Schares G. (2019). Toxoplasma gondii infection and toxoplasmosis in farm animals: Risk factors and economic impact. Food and Waterborne Parasitology, (15), e00037. doi: 10.1016/j.fawpar.2019.e00037
VanWormer, E., Fritz, H., Shapiro, K., Mazet. J. A. K., & Conrad, P. (2013). Molecules to modeling: Toxoplasma gondii oocysts at the human-animal-environment interface. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis, 36(3), 217-231. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2012.10.006
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Kmetiuk, L. B., Pellizzaro, M., Yamakawa, A. C., Mendes, J. C. R., Martins, C. M., Oliveira Canavessi, A. M., … Biondo, A. W. (2021). Occurrence of antibodies anti-Toxoplasma gondii among sheltered and free-roaming cats within a university campus. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 42(3Supl1), 1685–1694. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n3Supl1p1685
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