Dunay Miklós Pál, Zólyomi Dorottya, Gulyás Eszter, Dunay Ildiko Rita
1University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, István u. 2, 1078 Budapest, Hungary.
2Medical Faculty, Institute of Inflammation and Neurodegeneration, Otto von Guericke University, Leipziger Straße 44, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp). 2024 Nov 4;14(4):340-345. doi: 10.1556/1886.2024.00079. Print 2024 Dec 18.
This study aimed to survey the current distribution of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) seropositivity within the cat population in Budapest area. Therefore, blood samples of 123 cats aged 0.5-18 years were collected. The measurements were performed by the commercial ID Screen® Toxoplasmosis Indirect Multi-species ELISA kit. The results indicate an overall 31.7% of seropositivity, which was significantly increasing with age. A correlation was also detected between the outdoor lifestyle and T. gondii infection. A significantly higher proportion of cats living outdoors were seropositive (38.8%) compared to those living indoor (18.6%) (P = 0.022). Finally, our study indicates a lower T. gondii seropositivity rate in cats compared to previous studies from Hungary, as well as from other European regions.
本研究旨在调查布达佩斯地区猫群中弓形虫血清阳性的当前分布情况。因此，采集了123只年龄在0.5至18岁之间的猫的血样。检测采用商业ID Screen®弓形虫间接多物种ELISA试剂盒进行。结果显示总体血清阳性率为31.7%，且随年龄显著增加。还检测到户外生活方式与弓形虫感染之间存在相关性。与室内生活的猫相比，户外生活的猫血清阳性比例显著更高（38.8%对18.6%）（P = 0.022）。最后，我们的研究表明，与匈牙利先前的研究以及其他欧洲地区的研究相比，猫的弓形虫血清阳性率较低。
