Serological detection of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic dogs in the western region of Cuba

Maylín González Navarrete; Matheus Dias Cordeiro; Yasmín Batista; Julio Cesar Alonso; Mário Márquez; Eugênio Roque; Adivaldo Fonseca

doi:10.1016/j.vprsr.2017.03.005

Serological detection of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic dogs in the western region of Cuba

Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2017 Aug:9:9-12. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2017.03.005. Epub 2017 Mar 18.

Authors

Maylín González Navarrete¹, Matheus Dias Cordeiro², Yasmín Batista³, Julio Cesar Alonso¹, Mário Márquez¹, Eugênio Roque¹, Adivaldo Fonseca⁴

Affiliations

¹ Departamento de Prevención Animal, Universidad Agraria de La Habana, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria. Carretera a Tapaste y Autopista Nacional, Km 23 1/2, Cod. Postal 32700. San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba.
² Departamento de Epidemiologia e Saúde Pública, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Institute of Veterinary, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
³ Instituto de Medicina Veterinária (IMV), Cuba.
⁴ Departamento de Epidemiologia e Saúde Pública, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Institute of Veterinary, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: adivaldo@ufrrj.br.

PMID: 31014850
DOI: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2017.03.005

Abstract

We investigated the prevalence of IgG antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in 176 dogs from Havana Province and Mayabeque Province, Cuba, by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA). The overall prevalence was 72.72% (128/176). Dogs living on the cemented floor environment were significantly higher (p=0.01) in being positive for T. gondii. The high detection of antibodies to T. gondii parasite confirms the outstanding dogs in the West of the Cuban provinces, which is a potential hazard in the region, not only for dogs, but also for public health, considering it is a zoonosis of great importance.

Keywords: Cuba; Dogs; Serology; Toxoplasma gondii.