caa a22 4500 445340800 CHVBK 20180317142812.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00436-011-2461-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00436-011-2461-x Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii , Neospora caninum , and Leishmania spp. infections and risk factors for cats from Brazil [Elektronische Daten] [Willian Coelho, Alessandro do Amarante, Juliana de Apolinário, Natalia Coelho, Valéria de Lima, Silvia Perri, Katia Bresciani] The seroprevalence of infection by Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, and Leishmania spp. was detected through an indirect immunofluorescence in 70 cats from the Andradina Municipality, São Paulo State, Brazil. Anti-T. gondii antibodies (titer >64) were detected in 15.7% (11/70) of animals, whereas positivity for N. caninum (titer 16) was not observed in any animal. Of the cats from urban and rural areas, 10.4% (5/48) and 27.2% (6/22) were positive for T. gondii, respectively. Breed, age, food, and contact with animals of other species were significant for considering the positivity for T. gondii (P ≤ 0.0001). Cats having access to streets (17.1%, 11/64), cats cohabiting with rats (19.6%, 10/51), and cats feeding on homemade food and raw milk (27.2%, 6/22) were positive for T. gondii. In addition, 4.2% (3/70) of the cats were positive for Leishmania spp. by ELISA technique and negative by IFAT without coinfection with T. gondii and Leishmania spp. There was no serological positivity against feline immunodeficiency virus or feline leukemia virus. In conclusion, T. gondii infection in part of the feline population from Andradina is not linked to immunosuppressions or coinfections but probably to postnatal infection in association with the type of diet and presence of rats. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Coelho Willian Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Araçatuba-SP, Rua Clóvis Pestana, 793, 16050-680, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil aut do Amarante Alessandro Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Botucatu, Distrito Rubião Jr., s/n, 18618-970, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil aut Apolinário Juliana de Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Araçatuba-SP, Rua Clóvis Pestana, 793, 16050-680, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil aut Coelho Natalia Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Araçatuba-SP, Rua Clóvis Pestana, 793, 16050-680, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil aut de Lima Valéria Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Araçatuba-SP, Rua Clóvis Pestana, 793, 16050-680, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil aut Perri Silvia Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Araçatuba-SP, Rua Clóvis Pestana, 793, 16050-680, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil aut Bresciani Katia Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Araçatuba-SP, Rua Clóvis Pestana, 793, 16050-680, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil aut Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 109/4(2011-10-01), 1009-1013 0932-0113 109:4<1009 2011 109 436 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2461-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2461-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Coelho Willian Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Araçatuba-SP, Rua Clóvis Pestana, 793, 16050-680, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- do Amarante Alessandro Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Botucatu, Distrito Rubião Jr., s/n, 18618-970, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Apolinário Juliana de Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Araçatuba-SP, Rua Clóvis Pestana, 793, 16050-680, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Coelho Natalia Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Araçatuba-SP, Rua Clóvis Pestana, 793, 16050-680, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Lima Valéria Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Araçatuba-SP, Rua Clóvis Pestana, 793, 16050-680, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Perri Silvia Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Araçatuba-SP, Rua Clóvis Pestana, 793, 16050-680, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bresciani Katia Universidade Estadual Paulista−UNESP, Campus de Araçatuba-SP, Rua Clóvis Pestana, 793, 16050-680, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 109/4(2011-10-01), 1009-1013 0932-0113 109:4<1009 2011 109 436 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer