| antibodies to toxoplasma gondii and leishmania spp. in domestic cats from luanda, angola. | toxoplasma gondii and leishmania spp. are zoonotic protozoa of importance to animal and public health. the present study aimed to assess for the first time the seroprevalence of these zoonotic parasites in a domestic feline population living in luanda, angola. one hundred and two cats were sampled at a veterinary medical centre, from may 2014 to february 2016. the age of the cats ranged from 2.5 to 143 months (median: 12 months; interquartile range: 7.5-24). serum samples were tested for immunog ... | 2017 | 28495190 |
| portugal and angola: similarities and differences in toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence and risk factors in pregnant women. | in this study we determined the presence of igm/igg antibodies to toxoplasma gondii in sera of 155 and 300 pregnant women from lisbon (portugal) and luanda (angola), respectively, and evaluated the potential risk factors associated with this infection. dna detection was performed by pcr assays targeting t. gondii regions (re/b1). overall, 21·9% (10·9% igg, 10·9% igg/igm) of the lisbon women and 27·3% (23·7%, igg, 2% igm, 1·7% igg/igm) of the luanda women had antibodies to t. gondii. single varia ... | 2017 | 27608967 |
| toxoplasmosis in dogs: first report of toxoplasma gondii infection in any animal species in angola. | despite the worldwide importance of zoonotic parasite toxoplasma gondii, nothing is known of toxoplasmosis in animals in angola. the present study aimed at estimating the seroprevalence and also at assessing correlates of t. gondii infection in pet dogs from luanda, angola. dogs (nā=ā103) brought to a veterinary clinic in the city of luanda were investigated. serum samples were tested for antibodies to t. gondii with a modified agglutination test (mat) commercial kit, at serial dilutions of 1ā¶20 ... | 2014 | 25392293 |