Prevalence of anti-toxoplasma antibodies in dogs of São Paulo city

Authors

  • Masaio Mizuno Ishizuka Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, São Paulo, SP
  • Omar Miguel Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, São Paulo, SP
  • Dalton França Brogliato Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v11i1p115-125

Keywords:

Toxoplasmosis, Prevalence, Indirect fluorescent antibody technique

Abstract

There were tested 210 serum samples from dogs of São Paulo city by the indirect fluorescent antibody technique. Among them, 72% were positive suggesting that the toxoplasmosis in an infection widely disseminated among dogs. There was no significant difference, between sex, in the occurrence of positive and negative results. The higher proportion of positive results was observed among dogs older than 2 (two) years. The more frequent value of the antibody titer was 256.

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Published

1974-06-15

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (1974)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

How to Cite

Prevalence of anti-toxoplasma antibodies in dogs of São Paulo city. (1974). Revista Da Faculdade De Medicina Veterinária E Zootecnia Da Universidade De São Paulo, 11(1), 115-125. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v11i1p115-125