title: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in cats from Durango City, Mexico.
abstract: The prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii was determined in sera from 105 domestic cats from Durango City, Mexico. Using a modified agglutination test, antibodies to this parasite were found in 21% of the 105 cats, with titers of 1:25 in 3 cats, 1:50 in 4 cats, 1:200 in 5 cats, 1:400 in 2 cats, 1:800 in 2 cats, 1:1,600 in 4 cats, and 1:3,200 or higher in 2 cats. Cats older than 1 yr had a significantly higher frequency of infection than that found in cats younger than 0.5 yr (41 vs. 13.2%, respectively; odds ratio = 4.55; 95% CI = 1.24-17.18; P = 0.01). Overall, the seroprevalence of T. gondii antibodies in cats in Durango, Mexico, is much lower compared with those reported in other countries.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Dgo Mexico.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alvarado-Esquivel
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Liesenfeld
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Herrera-Flores
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Sánchez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-Herrera
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Martínez-García
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dubey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan