Presence of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in humans and their cats in the urban zone of Guadalajara
Cats are the definitive hosts of Toxoplasma gondii. Infected cats excrete oocysts in their feces, infecting humans and other animals. The objective of the present study was to determine the presence of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in cat owners and their pets, and determine if there was a relationship...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:09668b726b784e438150f40aee02f132 2023-05-15T15:04:34+02:00 Presence of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in humans and their cats in the urban zone of Guadalajara Galván Ramírez María de la Luz Sánchez Vargas Guillermo Vielma Sandoval Marcos Soto Mancilla Juan Luis 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/09668b726b784e438150f40aee02f132 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821999000500003 https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8682 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 0037-8682 1678-9849 https://doaj.org/article/09668b726b784e438150f40aee02f132 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 32, Iss 5, Pp 483-488 (1999) Toxoplasmosis Antibodies Humans Cats Elisa Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 1999 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T23:18:18Z Cats are the definitive hosts of Toxoplasma gondii. Infected cats excrete oocysts in their feces, infecting humans and other animals. The objective of the present study was to determine the presence of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in cat owners and their pets, and determine if there was a relationship between Toxoplasma infection and humans who live with infected cats. IgG anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in sera of 59 cat owners were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), in 24 sera from their cats, IgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies were found using Burney's ELISA. Thirty-eight (64%) of 59 cat owners were positive to IgG anti-Toxoplasma. Seropositivity for cats was 70.8% IgG, 8.3% IgM, and 62.5% IgA. Cohabitation with cats infected by T. gondii, feeding with leftovers or raw viscera, and lack of control over how their feces were handled are risk factors conducive for humans to become infected by T. gondii. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Cats are the definitive hosts of Toxoplasma gondii. Infected cats excrete oocysts in their feces, infecting humans and other animals. The objective of the present study was to determine the presence of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in cat owners and their pets, and determine if there was a relationship between Toxoplasma infection and humans who live with infected cats. IgG anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in sera of 59 cat owners were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), in 24 sera from their cats, IgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies were found using Burney's ELISA. Thirty-eight (64%) of 59 cat owners were positive to IgG anti-Toxoplasma. Seropositivity for cats was 70.8% IgG, 8.3% IgM, and 62.5% IgA. Cohabitation with cats infected by T. gondii, feeding with leftovers or raw viscera, and lack of control over how their feces were handled are risk factors conducive for humans to become infected by T. gondii. |
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Galván Ramírez María de la Luz Sánchez Vargas Guillermo Vielma Sandoval Marcos Soto Mancilla Juan Luis |
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Galván Ramírez María de la Luz Sánchez Vargas Guillermo Vielma Sandoval Marcos Soto Mancilla Juan Luis |
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Galván Ramírez María de la Luz |
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Presence of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in humans and their cats in the urban zone of Guadalajara |
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Presence of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in humans and their cats in the urban zone of Guadalajara |
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Presence of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in humans and their cats in the urban zone of Guadalajara |
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Presence of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in humans and their cats in the urban zone of Guadalajara |
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Presence of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in humans and their cats in the urban zone of Guadalajara |
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presence of anti-toxoplasma antibodies in humans and their cats in the urban zone of guadalajara |
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