Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in People Keeping Cats and Not Keeping Cats at Their Home in Sivas

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dc.contributor.authorÖzmen, İbrahim
dc.contributor.authorAtaş, Ahmet Duran
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-26T17:51:26Z
dc.date.available2024-10-26T17:51:26Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is an obligate intracellular protozoan and its definitive host is the Felidae family. Toxoplasmosis can be transmitted to humans in many ways. The purpose of the study was to investigate the anti-Toxoplasma IgM and anti-Toxoplasma IgG seropositivity with the ELISA method in people who have cats at home and do not have cats at home, and to reveal the possible relationship between toxoplasmosis and people who keep/contact cats for a long time for any reason at home. Methods: Between March 2021 and June 2021, blood samples were taken from 91 people who had a cat in their home for at least a year and 91 people who had never had a cat or had no contact with a cat, in Sivas province. Anti-Toxoplasma IgM and anti-Toxoplasma IgG antibodies were investigated in serum samples by the ELISA method. Age, gender, and other socio-demographic criteria were not considered. Results: Because of the study, all samples were found to be negative for anti-Toxoplasma IgM. Anti-Toxoplasma IgG seropositivity was detected in 20 (22.0%) of those who had cats at home and 40 (44.0%) of those without cats at home. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of anti-Toxoplasma IgM seropositivity. However, anti-Toxoplasma IgG seropositivity was found to be statistically significant (p=0.002) (p<0.01). Conclusion: Because of the study, anti-Toxoplasma IgG positivity was found to be higher in those who did not feed/contact cats at home and it was statistically significant. It brings to mind that the reason for the high rate of seropositivity in those without cats at home, may not be only the oocysts excreted from cats, but also the transmission by other non-cat transmission routes may still be important. © 2023 Turkish Society for Parasitology.
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/tpd.galenos.2022.73745
dc.identifier.issn1300-6320
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid36872477
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85149545379
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.trdizinid1176873
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/tpd.galenos.2022.73745
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1176873
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/26221
dc.identifier.volume47
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherGalenos Publishing House
dc.relation.ispartofTurkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectanti-Toxoplasma IgG; anti-Toxoplasma IgM; cats; ELISA; Toxoplasma gondii
dc.titleInvestigation of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in People Keeping Cats and Not Keeping Cats at Their Home in Sivas
dc.title.alternativeSivas İlinde Evinde Kedi Besleyenlerde ve Beslemeyenlerde Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalansının Araştırılması
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