Prevalence of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> and other intestinal parasites in cats in Tokachi sub-prefecture, Japan

• SALMAN Doaa

  National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt

• PUMIDONMING Wilawan

  National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand

• OOHASHI Eiji

  Akashiya Animal Hospital, Makubetsu, Hokkaido 089-0535, Japan

• IGARASHI Makoto

  National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan

抄録

The present study investigated the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and other intestinal parasites in cats in the Tokachi subprefecture in Japan. A total of 365 household cats were included in the study, and 353 serum and 351 fecal samples were collected and analyzed. T. gondii IgG antibodies were detected in the sera of 16.14% of cats based on Latex agglutination test and ELISA. For ELISA, T. gondii RH strain tachyzoites lysate and T. gondii SAG2 recombinant protein were used as antigens. Low seropositivity was detected in cats younger than one year and older than 11 years; outdoor and hunter cats showed significantly high seropositivities. Neutering either in male or female cats, but not gender, had a considerable effect on seroprevalence. Toxoplasma gondii oocysts were detected in one fecal sample. The overall parasitic infestation in cats was 12.5%. Other detected parasites included Toxocara species, which showed the highest prevalence of 7.7%, followed by Isospora spp. (2%), Taenia spp. (1.7%), and Ancylostoma spp. (0.9%). Spirometra spp. was detected in only one sample. Outdoor cats comprised 50% of all 44 parasite-infested cats. Although T. gondii oocysts were detected in only one sample, the relatively high seroprevalence of T. gondii indicated that it can pose significant risks to the environment. Our findings highlighted the potential of outdoor cats as a source of T. gondii and other parasites.

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  Ｔｈｅ　Ｊｏｕｒｎａｌ　ｏｆ　Ｖｅｔｅｒｉｎａｒｙ　Ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ　Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ 80 (6), 960-967, 2018

  公益社団法人 日本獣医学会

キーワード

• cat
• intestinal parasites
• prevalence
• <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390282763018604032
• NII論文ID: 130007412689
• NII書誌ID: AA10796138
• DOI: 10.1292/jvms.17-0713
• ISSN: 13477439
• ISSN: 09167250
• PubMed: 29731476
• Web Site: https://obihiro.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/4204
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jvms/80/6/80_17-0713/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2018355175
• 本文言語コード: en
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