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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT, Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 6(47), p. 796-797, 2014

DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0041-2014

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Coinfection by Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania spp. in domestic cats (Felis catus) in State of Mato Grosso do Sul

Journal article published in 2014 by Audrey Rennó Campos Braga, Braga,Audrey Rennó Campos, Audrey Renno Campos Braga, Ana Paula Ferreira Lopes Corrêa, Corrêa,Ana Paula Ferreira Lopes, Lucilene Granuzzio Camossi, Rodrigo Costa da Silva ORCID, Camossi,Lucilene Granuzzio, Silva,Rodrigo Costa Da, Helio Langoni, Langoni,Helio, Simone Baldini Lucheis, Lucheis,Simone Baldini
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Abstract

Introduction: Leishmaniasis and toxoplasmosis are important to public health. Methods: Antibodies for Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania spp. were evaluated in cats from Campo Grande, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, a region endemic for canine visceral leishmaniasis. Serum samples from 50 asymptomatic cats were titrated for T. gondii by the immunofluorescence antibody test and modified agglutination test and for Leishmania spp. by the immunofluorescence antibody test. Results: These two agents coinfected two (4%) of the 50 tested animals. Conclusions: These findings demonstrate the concomitant presence of two important zoonoses in cats from Brazilian endemic regions for canine visceral leishmaniasis. ; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)