FREQUENCY OF ANTI-TOXOPLASMA GONDII ANTIBODIES IN DOGS WITH CLINICAL SIGNS CONSISTENT WITH TOXOPLASMOSIS

Authors

  • Fernanda Pinto Ferreira Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0554-0252 (unauthenticated)
  • Ana Carolina Miura Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brasil
  • Marcelle Mareze Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brasil
  • João Luis Garcia Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brasil
  • Roberta Lemos Freire Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brasil
  • Italmar Teodorico Navarro Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1089-6891v17i440999

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Animal Sanity

Abstract

The aim of this study was to detect antibodies against T. gondii in dogs with clinical signs compatible with toxoplasmosis attended in a veterinary hospital. A serological survey was performed in 598 dogs from 1993 to 2013. The IgG antibodies survey against T. gondii was carried out by means of Indirect Fluorescence Antibodies Test (IFAT); samples with titers ?16 were considered positive. Among the dogs with clinical signs, 259 (43,31%) were positive for T.  gondii with titers varying between 16    to 4096; among the healthy animals, 79 (22.25%) were reagents. The most frequent signals were: neurological (30.43%) and uveitis (8.03%). Among variables race, gender, and age, only the last one affected the observed results with greater frequency f seropositive in elderly dogs.

Keywords: clinical signs; dogs; IFAT; serology; Toxoplasma gondii; zoonosis.

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Author Biography

  • Fernanda Pinto Ferreira, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brasil

     

     

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Published

2016-10-28

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 4 (2016)

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Veterinary Medicine

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How to Cite

FERREIRA, F. P. et al. FREQUENCY OF ANTI-TOXOPLASMA GONDII ANTIBODIES IN DOGS WITH CLINICAL SIGNS CONSISTENT WITH TOXOPLASMOSIS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, v. 17, n. 4, p. 640–646, 28 Oct.2016.