Prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and intestinal parasites in stray, farm and household cats in Spain
Abstract
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii was tested for in 585 cats in different regions of Spain. Sera were tested by the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT). Specific antitoxoplasma IgG (IFAT titer>or=1/80) were found in 189 of 585 (32.3%): 117 of 317 (36.9%) stray cats, 16 of 48 (33.3%) farm cats and 56 of 220 (25.5%) household cats. The overall prevalence was significantly higher in stray groups (36.4% of 365) than in household cats (25.5% of 220), higher in adult cats (>6 months old, 36.8% of 443) than in juvenile cats (<6 months old, 13.9% of 101), and higher in male stray cats (45.3% of 128) than in female stray cats (32% of 153). Prevalence of intestinal parasites was also analysed by a routine coprological method in 382 of the 585 cats. Intestinal parasites were found in 107 faecal samples (28%): 76 of 231 (32.9%) stray cats, 14 of 48 (29.2%) farm cats and 17 of 103 (16.5%) household cats. T. gondii oocysts were not found in any faecal samples analysed. The following prevalences of other intestinal parasites were found: Toxocara cati (18.3%), Toxascaris leonina (1.3%), Ancylostoma sp. (1%), Capillaria spp. (1.3%), Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (1%), Taenia like (3.7%), Dipylidium caninum (2.6%) and Cystoisospora spp. (6.3%).
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Recent studies have proved high prevalence rates, at least for T. cati, also in pet household cats.
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- Authors
- Miró, G., Montoya, A., Jiménez, S., Frisuelos, C., Mateo, M., & Fuentes, I.
- Affiliations
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Corresponding author
- Miró, Guadalupe
- Venue
- Veterinary Parasitology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2004-12
- Volume
- 126
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 249-255
- ISSN
- 0304-4017 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1967248836
- Cited by
- 189
- References
- 17
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- FWCI
- 2.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Veterinary Parasitology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Keywords
- Toxoplasma gondii, toxoplasmosis, cats, stray cats, seroprevalence, intestinal parasites, Toxocara cati, Toxascaris leonina, Dipylidium caninum, Cystoisospora, Ancylostoma, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus
- MeSH terms
- Age Factors, Animals, Animals, Domestic, Animals, Wild, Antibodies, Protozoan, Cat Diseases, Cats, Feces, Female, Male, Parasite Egg Count, Sex Factors, Spain, Toxoplasma, Toxoplasmosis, Animal, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
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