Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Cats From St. Kitts, West Indies

L. Moura; P. Kelly; R. C. Krecek; J. P. Dubey

doi:10.1645/GE-1195R.1

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L. Moura,¹ P. Kelly,² R. C. Krecek,^2,3 J. P. Dubey^4,5

¹Department of Pathobiology, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 334, West Farm, St. Kitts, West Indies
²Department of Clinical Sciences, P.O Box 334, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, West Farm, St. Kitts, West Indies
³Department of Zoology, Auckland Park Campus, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa
⁴U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Building 1001, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350
⁵To whom correspondence should be addressed. jitender.dubey@anri.barc.usda.gov

Abstract

The prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii was determined in sera from 106 domestic cats from St. Kitts, West Indies. Using a modified agglutination test, antibodies to this parasite were found in 90 (84.9%) of the cats, with titers of 1:20 in 23 cats, 1:40 in 34 cats, 1:80 in 18 cats, 1:160 in 2 cats, 1:320 in 1 cat, and 1:1,280 or higher in 11 cats. This is the first report of the prevalence of T. gondii infections in cats on St. Kitts and suggests widespread contamination of the environment with oocysts.

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L. Moura, P. Kelly, R. C. Krecek, and J. P. Dubey "Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Cats From St. Kitts, West Indies," Journal of Parasitology 93(4), 952-953, (1 August 2007). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1195R.1

Published: 1 August 2007

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