Frequency of Anti-Toxoplasma Gondii Antibodies in Dogs with Clinical Signs, 1993-2013

Fernanda Pinto Ferreira conducted a serological survey of 598 dogs from 1993 to 2013 to detect antibodies against T. gondii. The study found 259 (43.31%) of dogs with clinical signs were positive, with titers ranging from 16 to 4096. The most frequent clinical signs observed were neurological (30.43%) and uveitis (8.03%).

Use Cases

• Assessing seroprevalence of T. gondii in dogs based on clinical status and age.
• Investigating the association between specific clinical signs (neurological, uveitis) and T. gondii infection.
• Modeling risk factors for toxoplasmosis in dogs based on variables like age mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Includes data from 598 dogs over a 20-year period (1993-2013).
• Reports specific seropositivity rates: 43.31% in symptomatic dogs and 22.25% in healthy animals.
• Identifies the most frequent clinical signs with precise percentages: neurological (30.43%) and uveitis (8.03%).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal and institutional bias inherent to a single veterinary hospital study.

Provenance

Source

Fernanda Pinto Ferreira

Collection Method

Serological survey using Indirect Fluorescence Antibodies Test (IFAT) on dogs attended in a veterinary hospital.

Time Range

1993 to 2013