Frequência de anticorpos anti-toxoplasma gondii em cães com sinais clínicos compatíveis com toxoplasmose

Fernanda Pinto Ferreira; Ana Carolina Miura; Marcelle Mareze; João Luis Garcia; Roberta Lemos Freire; Italmar Teodorico Navarro

doi:10.1590/1089-6891v17i440999

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

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Fernanda Pinto Ferreira Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0554-0252
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

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

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

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2016-10-28

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FERREIRA, Fernanda Pinto; MIURA, Ana Carolina; MAREZE, Marcelle; GARCIA, João Luis; FREIRE, Roberta Lemos; NAVARRO, Italmar Teodorico. FREQUENCY OF ANTI-TOXOPLASMA GONDII ANTIBODIES IN DOGS WITH CLINICAL SIGNS CONSISTENT WITH TOXOPLASMOSIS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 17, n. 4, p. 640–646, 2016. DOI: 10.1590/1089-6891v17i440999. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/40999. Acesso em: 6 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 17 No. 4 (2016)

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Veterinary Medicine

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