Toxoplasma gondii in owned and stray dogs from a Northwestern region of São Paulo State, Brazil: Seroprevalence and geospatial distribution from a One Health perspective
This is the first study to assess the prevalence and spatial distribution of <i>T. gondii</i> in dogs in this region, confirming broad environmental dissemination of the parasite. The findings highlight the importance of dogs as indicators of environmental contamination and reinforce the need for integrated control strategies under a One Health approach, particularly in high-risk areas for humans and animals.
Authors
- Cinara Cássia Brandão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4836-3113)
- Tiago Henrique (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9100-539X)
- Ubirajara Leoncy de Lavor
- Tainara Souza Pinho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3531-079X)
- Chunlei Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8392-7108)
- Caroline Souza
- Luíz Carlos de Mattos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8572-8177)
- F. Murata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4642-9553)
- Jéssica Priscilla Barboza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-9461)
- Fernanda Follis Tasso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8688-1171)
- Janine Fusco Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4390-6385)
- Daniel Abrahão
Institutions
- Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (BR)
- Knoxville College (US)
- Fundação Faculdade de Medicina (BR)
- Centro Universitário de Rio Preto (BR)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- One Health
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101222
- Primary Topic
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00