Prevalence of toxoplasmosis in cats from São Paulo and Paraná States

Authors

  • Hélio Langoni Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde Pública, Botucatu, SP
  • Aristeu Vieira da Silva Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde Pública, Botucatu, SP
  • Kenio de Gouvea Cabral Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde Pública, Botucatu, SP
  • Eva Laurice Pereira Cunha Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde Pública, Botucatu, SP
  • André Antonio Cutolo Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde Pública, Botucatu, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-95962001000500009

Keywords:

Toxoplasmosis, Cat, Serology

Abstract

Serum samples of 191 cats from 3 cities of São Paulo State and 1 of Paraná State were tested by indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFAT) for anti-toxoplasma IgG antibodies. Of the total, 56 (29.3%) were pure breed cats and 135 (70.7%) were mongrel cats, 88 (46.1%) and 103 (53.9%) were females and males, respectively, with ages ranging from two months to eighteen years. 37 (19.4%) samples reacted positively to IFAT, with 1/16 (n=10; 27.0%), 1/64 (n=18; 48.6%) and 1/256 (n=9; 24.3%) titres. No significant correlation was observed between sex, breed, origin or age (p >; 0.05), however the infection rate was higher in old animals, with 13.2% in animals between two months and three years old, 23.5% between three and six years old, 17.6% between six and nine years old, 25% between nine and 12 years old, 20% between 12 and 15 years old and 50% between 15 and 18 years old.

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Published

2001-01-01

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 5 (2001)

Section

VETERINARY MEDICINE

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How to Cite

1.
Langoni H, Silva AV da, Cabral K de G, Cunha ELP, Cutolo AA. Prevalence of toxoplasmosis in cats from São Paulo and Paraná States. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2001 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Jan. 15];38(5):243-4. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/5879