| Author | Pereira, Pâmela Figueiredo | |
| Author | Barbosa, Alynne da Silva | |
| Author | Santos, Ana Leticia Carvalho | |
| Author | Bolais, Paula Forain | |
| Author | Dardé, Marie-Laure | |
| Author | Amendoeira, Maria Regina Reis | |
| Access date | 2019-01-24T11:06:37Z | |
| Available date | 2019-01-24T11:06:37Z | |
| Document date | 2018 | |
| Citation | PEREIRA, Pâmela Figueiredo; et al. Toxoplasma gondii: infection among shelter and stray cats in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Braz. J. Vet. Parasitol., v. 27, n. 3, p. 401-408, july.-sept. 2018. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 1984-2961 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/31272 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Toxoplasma gondii | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Gatos em cativeiro | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Gatos de rua | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Testes Imunológicos | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Soroconversão | pt_BR |
| Title | Toxoplasma gondii: infection among shelter and stray cats in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| DOI | 10.1590/S1984-296120180061 | |
| Abstract | The aim of this study was to identify possible infection of Toxoplasma gondii among cats in a shelter and a set of condominiums in the city of Rio de Janeiro, through changes to the cats' serological status between two different times in 2014 and 2015. One group was made up of captive cats at the municipal shelter and the other comprised stray cats that circulated in condominiums in the city. On the first occasion, cats were caught and tagged through application of microchips; in this manner, blood samples were obtained from 261 captive cats and 172 stray cats. On the second occasion, blood samples were obtained from 94 captive cats and 56 recaptured stray cats. The serological diagnosis was made by means of the indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) and indirect immunofluorescence reaction (IFAT) (cutoff ≥ 64). The frequency of T. gondii infection among the captive cats was 24.5% and among the stray cats, 18%. With the second analysis, it was possible to verify modifications to the serological status of anti-T. gondii antibodies, in 18% of both populations of animals. The presence of seroconversion shows that infection was possibly occurring in the region at the time of the study. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Toxoplasmose e outras Protozooses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Toxoplasmose e outras Protozooses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil / Universidade Federal Fluminense. Instituto Biomédico. Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia. Laboratório de Parasitologia. Niterói, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Toxoplasmose e outras Protozooses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Institut d’Epidémiologie neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale; Limoges, France. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Institut d’Epidémiologie neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale; Limoges, France. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Toxoplasmose e outras Protozooses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Toxoplasma gondii | pt_BR |
| Subject | Captive cats | pt_BR |
| Subject | Stray cats | pt_BR |
| Subject | Immunodiagnosis | pt_BR |
| Subject | Seroconversion | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Testes Imunológicos | pt_BR |
