Open AccessSerum anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Passeridae), in the municipality of Pelotas, RS, Brazil
Author(s) -
Luciana Siqueira Silveira dos Santos,
Herbert Sousa Soares,
Carolina Silveira Mascarenhas,
Paulo Roberto Silveira dos Santos,
Solange María Gennari,
Nara Amélia da Rosa Farias
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
brazilian journal of veterinary research and animal science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.187
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1678-4456
pISSN - 1413-9596
DOI - 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2020.164867
Subject(s) - toxoplasma gondii , direct agglutination test , biology , passer , antibody , veterinary medicine , direct fluorescent antibody , zoology , serology , immunology , medicine , sparrow
The objective of this study was to detect the presence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in serum samples from 100 sparrows (Passer domesticus Linnaeus, 1758) that were caught in an urban area in southern Brazil. The modified agglutination test (MAT) was used to investigate anti-T. gondii antibodies and samples with a cut-off dilution > 5 were considered positive. Among the 100 serum samples analyzed, 80 (80%) were reactive. These results demonstrate that P. domesticus may play an important role in the epidemiological chain of T. gondii, since it is widely distributed throughout Brazil, and it may act as a source of infection to domestic, semi-domestic cats and to free-living wild felids.