Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in cats (Felis catus, Linnaeus 1758) living in Lima, Peru

The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of infection by T. gondii in cats, by examining serum and fecal samples from animals attended at veterinary clinics in the Metropolitan Region of Lima, Peru. We collected and analyzed 154 cat serum samples and 50 fecal samples, regardless of the a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luis Cerro, Alicia Rubio, Rosa Pinedo, Flavya Mendes-de-Almeida, Beatriz Brener, Norma Labarthe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612014000100014&lng=en&tlng=en