Infecção pelo Toxoplasma gondii e pelo vírus da imunodeficiência felina em gatos domésticos (Felis catus)
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2015-12
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The domestic cat (Felis catus) is a companion animal, with growing appreciation as a
pet, which has provided the increase of its population in Brazilian households. It has
high importance in Public Health, participating in the cycle of some zoonoses, among
which toxoplasmosis. It is one of the definitive hosts of Toxoplasma gondii parasite
responsible for this disease. The domestic cat can also be affected by feline
immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and due to immunosuppression caused by this
pathogen can go on to develop opportunistic infections. Simultaneous infection of T. gondii and FIV may predispose to acute development of toxoplasmosis in felines. In
this review we were addressed etiological, epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and
prophylactic of these two diseases. More focus was given to results found in Brazil
and in the world on the frequency of anti-T. gondii, the detection of T. gondii oocysts
in the feces of these animals, the serological data to feline immunodeficiency virus
infection in domestic cats, the co-infection of both pathogens, in addition to the
possible factors associated with infection. This approach sought to demonstrate the
impact of the two infections in Veterinary Medicine and Public Health.
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AIDS felina, Frequência, Oocisto, Toxoplasmose, Feline AIDS, Frequency, Oocyst, Toxoplasmosis
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COSTA, Rebeka Cristine de Bastos; JAYME, Valéria de Sá ; LINHARES, Guido Fontgalland Coelho; SILVEIRA NETO, Osvaldo José; QUEIROZ, Thawanne Delefrate. Infecção pelo Toxoplasma gondii e pelo vírus da imunodeficiência felina em gatos domésticos (Felis catus). Enciclopédia Biosfera, Goiânia, v. 11, n. 22, p. 1994-2014, 2015.