Toxoplasma gondii is the causal agent of toxoplasmosis, a re-emerging and cosmopolitan zoonosis, affecting intermediate and definitive hosts. The domestic cat is the definitive host closer to the human that develops the sexual form of the parasite and it is the producer of oocysts. For this, its presence in the environment is essential in the biologic cycle of T. gondii. Research in cats worldwide is limited principally due by the complexity in the sampling; however, those studies have developed knowledge about taxonomy, morphology, biologic cycle and molecular biology, as well as its geographic distribution, hosts, resistance to environment, transmission patterns, contamination sources and rick factors associated to infection in this species and in other vulnerable species. Besides, studies have been conducted for the understanding of the pathogeny, clinical signs, anatomo-pathological ...

Toxoplasma gondii is the causal agent of toxoplasmosis, a re-emerging and cosmopolitan zoonosis, affecting intermediate and definitive hosts. The domestic cat is the definitive host closer to the human that develops the sexual form of the parasite and it is the producer of oocysts. For this, its presence in the environment is essential in the biologic cycle of T. gondii. Research in cats worldwide is limited principally due by the complexity in the sampling; however, those studies have developed knowledge about taxonomy, morphology, biologic cycle and molecular biology, as well as its geographic distribution, hosts, resistance to environment, transmission patterns, contamination sources and rick factors associated to infection in this species and in other vulnerable species. Besides, studies have been conducted for the understanding of the pathogeny, clinical signs, anatomo-pathological ...

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan with a wide range of intermediate and definitive (felines) hosts and causal agent of toxoplasmosis, re-emergent zoonosis of worldwide distribution. The seroprevalence in humans in Cuba is high but the prevalence in the domestic cat in the capital city is unknown. The present study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii in Felis catus in Havana, Cuba. A total of 300 serum samples from domestic cats were collected from 15 municipalities from October 2010 until April 2011. Samples were analysed by an ELISA Inhibition assay. Municipalities were grouped in a Central and in a Peripheral zone. The seroprevalence was 70%, without significant differences between zones and municipalities. The results allowed concluding that the seroprevalence of T. gondii in domestic cats in Havana was high, which constitutes a potential risk of infection for all hosts,...

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan with a wide range of intermediate and definitive (felines) hosts and causal agent of toxoplasmosis, re-emergent zoonosis of worldwide distribution. The seroprevalence in humans in Cuba is high but the prevalence in the domestic cat in the capital city is unknown. The present study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii in Felis catus in Havana, Cuba. A total of 300 serum samples from domestic cats were collected from 15 municipalities from October 2010 until April 2011. Samples were analysed by an ELISA Inhibition assay. Municipalities were grouped in a Central and in a Peripheral zone. The seroprevalence was 70%, without significant differences between zones and municipalities. The results allowed concluding that the seroprevalence of T. gondii in domestic cats in Havana was high, which constitutes a potential risk of infection for all hosts,...