SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII AND BARTONELLA SPP. ANTIBODIES IN CATS FROM PENNSYLVANIA

被引：22

作者：

Dubey, J. P. ^{[1
]}

Bhatia, C. R. ^{[1
]}

Lappin, M. R. ^{[1
]}

Ferreira, L. R. ^{[1
]}

Thorn, A. ^{[1
]}

Kwok, O. C. H. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Agr Res Serv, USDA, Anim & Nat Resources Inst, Anim Parasit Dis Lab, Beltsville, MD 20705 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY | 2009年 / 95卷 / 03期

关键词：

DOMESTIC CATS; UNITED-STATES; TISSUE CYSTS; SWINE FARMS; PREVALENCE; INFECTION; DIAGNOSIS; HENSELAE; RESPONSES; MAMMALS;

D O I：

10.1645/GE-1933.1

中图分类号：

R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;

摘要：

Toxoplasma gondii and Bartonella spp. are zoonotic pathogens of cats. In the present study, the prevalence of antibodies to T gondii and Bartonella spp. were determined in sera from 210 domestic cats from Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Using a modified agglutination test, antibodies to T gondii were found in 41 (19.5%) of the 210 cats with titers of 1:25 in 4, 1:50 in 9, 1:100 in 7, 1:200 in 3, 1:400 in 3, 1:800 in 5, 1:1,600 in 4, and 1:3,200 or higher in 6. For T. gondii, seroprevalence increased with age of the cat: 15 of 1 13 (13.2 %) were seropositive compared with 26 of 97 (26.7%) older than 11 mo. Of these 210 cats, 54 (25.7%) were positive for Bartonella spp. antibodies, with titers of 1:64 in 20, 1:128 in 21, 1:256 in 9, and 1:512 in 4. Seventeen cats had antibodies to both organisms. There was no correlation between T. gondii and Bartonella spp. seropositivity. Overall the seroprevalence of T. gondii antibodies in cats in this population is much lower compared with those reported in other localities in the United States and other countries.

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