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An Antibody-Based Survey of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum Infection in Client-Owned Cats from Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorPereira, Maria Aires
dc.contributor.authorNóbrega, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorMateus, Teresa L.
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Andreia
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorCruz, Rita
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Paula
dc.contributor.authorFaustino-Rocha, Ana
dc.contributor.authorPires, Maria J.
dc.contributor.authorMesquita, João R.
dc.contributor.authorVala, Helena
dc.contributor.institutionGlobal Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM)
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)
dc.contributor.institutionVector borne diseases and pathogens (VBD)
dc.contributor.pblMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-12T00:16:28Z
dc.date.available2024-03-12T00:16:28Z
dc.date.issued2023-07
dc.descriptionFunding Information: The participation of M.A.P. was supported by Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM) under the project UID/04413/2020, by the Centre for Natural Resources, Environment and Society (CERNAS) through the project UIDB/00681/2020, and by the project PTDC/CVT-CVT/0228/2020, all founded by Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). The participation of T.L.M. was supported by the projects UIDB/CVT/00772/2020 and LA/P/0059/2020, funded by FCT. The participation of H.V. was supported by the Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB) through the project UIDB/04033/2020 and by CERNAS through the project UIDB/00681/2020, both funded by FCT. The participation of C.N., P.O., A.F.-R. and M.J.P., were supported by CITAB through the project UIDB/04033/2020. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.
dc.description.abstractToxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are obligate intracellular protozoan parasites infecting a wide range of hosts worldwide. However, information on the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis and neosporosis in cats from Portugal is limited. Thus, this study aims to evaluate anti-T. gondii and anti-N. caninum seroprevalence in client-owned cats from Portugal and to identify risk factors using a panel of well-characterized sera. A total of 183 domestic cats were sampled and screened for antibodies against T. gondii and N. caninum using commercial ELISA assays, and their owners answered an online questionnaire designed to obtain background information. The overall anti-T. gondii and anti-N. caninum seroprevalences were 13.1% (CI: 8.97–18.77) and 3.8% (CI: 1.87–7.68), respectively. Univariate analysis revealed that living strictly indoors was a significant protection factor (cOR: 0.053; CI: 0.005–0.627), and the presence of a chronic disease a significant risk factor (cOR: 3.106; CI: 1.062–9.082) to T. gondii seroprevalence. When performing multivariate analysis, only chronic disease (aOR: 57.527; CI: 1.7–1976.7) and seropositivity to N. caninum (aOR: 7.929; CI:0.8–82.9) were found to be a significant risk factor to anti-T. gondii antibodies. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of N. caninum seropositivity in cats from Portugal.en
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dc.description.versionpublished
dc.format.extent714191
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani13142327
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 83057039
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 9b017f20-4711-420f-b5ee-8a9fc88195fc
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85165943384
dc.identifier.otherPubMedCentral: PMC10376655
dc.identifier.otherPubMed: 37508104
dc.identifier.otherWOS: WOS:001037790400001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/164755
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85165943384
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectFelis catus
dc.subjectneosporosis
dc.subjectrisk factors
dc.subjectseroprevalence
dc.subjecttoxoplasmosis
dc.subjectQR180 Immunology
dc.subjectRA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectQR Microbiology
dc.subjectAnimal Science and Zoology
dc.subjectGeneral Veterinary
dc.subjectImmunology
dc.subjectParasitology
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleAn Antibody-Based Survey of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum Infection in Client-Owned Cats from Portugalen
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.issue14
degois.publication.titleAnimals
degois.publication.volume13
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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