title: Serological detection of Toxoplasma gondii, Leishmania infantum and Neospora caninum in cats from an area endemic for leishmaniasis in Brazil.
abstract: An investigation was made into the occurrence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii, Leishmania infantum and Neospora caninum in 151 domestic cats, based on the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT). Serum samples were collected from 151 domestic cats (65 free-roaming and 86 domiciled cats; 55 males and 96 females) in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil between January and April 2013. IgG antibodies to T. gondii, L. infantum and N. caninum were found, respectively, in 49 (32.5%), 34 (22.5%) and 10 (6.6%) sampled cats. A positive correlation was found between T. gondii and N. caninum, T. gondii and L. infantum, and N. caninum and L. infantum (p <0.05) infections. Also, a significant interaction was identified between gender and area of activity on the probability of T. gondii (p = 0.0324) infection. However, no significant interaction was observed between gender and area of activity on infections by either N. caninum or L. infantum. This study showed that cats from an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil are exposed to three different protozoans, two of which are causal agents of important zoonosis.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Keyla Carstens Marques de
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Católica Dom Bosco - UCDB, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Heitor Miraglia
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.affiliation: Centro de Controle de Zoonoses - CCZ, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Iara Helena
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Domingos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Católica Dom Bosco - UCDB, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: João Bosco Vilela
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Isabela Maria Campanelli dos
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Haroldo Henrique
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rosangela Zacarias
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcos Rogério
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: André
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D018314:Leishmania infantum / Q000276:immunology*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D018688:Neospora / Q000276:immunology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan