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Bejo BIZHGA Department of Preclinic Subjects, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Tirana, Albania *Corresponding author; E-mail: bbizhga@ubt.edu.al & bejobizhga@yahoo.com Abstract Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused from Toxoplasma gondii, an protozoan parasitic organism. Toxoplasmosis is common in any warm blooded animals. Intermediate hosts can be infected with the parasite, but need cats (definitive host) to complete the life cycle of T. gondii. Toxoplasmosis resulted present in 1.8% of heads of cats examined in this study where 442 cats household or in contact with the human, were examinated under coproscopic examination for 10 years period (2006-2016) in Tirana area. According to age, 6/168 (3.22%) were young (up to 1 year old), 2/153 (1.3%) adults (1 to 8 years old) and 0/121 (0%) were old (>9 years old). Positive cats were free to have an almost linear stretch across age 0-1 years old. Above adult categorie in old cats is no cat was diagnosed positive during coproscopic examinations (over 9 years). Although no statistical differences were found between negative and positive cats regarding gender (p> 0.05). Statistical differences were found between negative and positive cats regarding age (p < 0.05). Parasitic loads resulting in variations, but with higher values and a danger for the infestation potential capacities of the environment, food and water. The large number of oocysts need checks and monitoring of the feline population and their treatment of faecal is the main way of knowing the epidemiological situation and the risk minimization by toxoplasmosis. While monitoring of contact with cats and preserving environmental quality, food and water is the main road to avoid infestation of intermediate hosts including man. Hight parasitic loud in cats positive for toxoplasmosis increase more potential capacities for free cats that move in large environments required for food causing the infested premises. The most important element is the treatment of faecal. They collected and not processed or burned. By throwing waste in the premises of rain or winds through trasport they become a source of occurrence of the infection. Keywords: Toxoplasma gondii; infection; host; oocyst; coproscopy. |
Toxoplasmosis under coproscopic diagnosis in cats
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