Title
Tipos de crianza de felinos domésticos como factor de riesgo para la presentación de infección por Toxoplasma gondi
Other title
Rearing conditions in domestic feline as a risk factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection
Date Issued
01 January 2012
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The objective of the study was to quantify Toxoplasma gondii infections associated to rearing conditions in domestic cats: Controlled (at home) and Uncontrolled (access outside the house). It was collected 106 blood samples from various districts of Lima, and samples were analyzed by the Indirect Haemagglutination test (IHA). The risk factor to acquire T. gondii infection showed an Odds Ratio of 1.2 (0.47 - 3.5). No significant association was found between the frequency of infection and the type of rearing, but variables sex and diet were significantly associated (p<0.05). The study showed that T. gondii infections in domestic cats cannot be entirely attributed to the type of rearing conditions and that other sources of infection have to be taken into account to avoid the risk of infection of these animals and humans.
Start page
448
End page
453
Volume
23
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Crías y mascotas Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84873430081
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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