Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic cats, dogs and rabbits from Poland.
Cats
Dogs
Rabbits
Seroprevalence
Toxoplasma gondii
Journal
Veterinary research communications
ISSN: 1573-7446
Titre abrégé: Vet Res Commun
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 8100520
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2023
Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
26
09
2022
accepted:
13
12
2022
medline:
8
9
2023
pubmed:
17
1
2023
entrez:
16
1
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic cats, dogs and rabbits was evaluated. Samples from cats and dogs were collected from five veterinary practices from various parts of Poland - Poznan (wielkopolskie voivodeship), Przemysl (podkarpackie voivodeship), Kluczbork (opolskie voivodeship), Lublin (lubelskie voivodeship) and Deblin (lubelskie voivodeship). Moreover, the samples from rabbits were collected in Poznan. In total, serum samples from 193 cats, 204 dogs and 71 rabbits were randomly selected and tested for specific antibodies against T. gondii using a commercial ELISA test. Pathogen seroprevalence among cats and dogs was calculated at a 95% confidence interval (CI) for each sex and age category (up to 12 months, 1-3 years, 4-7 years and over 8 years) and compared with a chi-squared test. The highest seroprevalence of T. gondii was noted in cats - 49.74% (96/193; 95% CI: 42.76-56.73). In dogs, it reached 28.92% (59/204; 95% CI: 23.13-35.49). Only 1 rabbit (3-year-old male) was seropositive, and the seroprevalence in rabbits was 1.41% (1/71; 95% CI: 0.25-7.56). A statistically significant correlation between seropositivity and age (p < 0.05) was observed in cats and dogs. No statistically significant difference in seroprevalence concerning gender or location was found in cats and dogs. Our findings indicate that cat and dog serum samples had a high frequency of anti-T. gondii antibodies, while rabbit serum samples had low frequency and that these species are exposed to T. gondii in Poland and develop humoral response due to infection.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36645566
doi: 10.1007/s11259-022-10055-0
pii: 10.1007/s11259-022-10055-0
pmc: PMC10484805
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antibodies, Protozoan
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1753-1758Subventions
Organisme : Department of Preclinical Sciences and Infectious Diseases, Poznan University of Life Sciences
ID : 506.514.05.00
Organisme : Young Researcher Program of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Poznan University of Life Sciences
ID : 506.514.05.00
Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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