biostudies-literatureUnknown11(12)Salama DB<h4>Background</h4><i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> and <i>Neospora caninum</i> are major protozoan parasites of worldwide distribution and significance in veterinary medicine and, for <i>T. gondii</i>, in public health. Cats and dogs, as final hosts for <i>T. gondii</i> and <i>N. caninum,</i> respectively, have a key function in environmental contamination with oocysts and, thus, in parasite transmission. Very little is known about the prevalence of <i>T. gondii</i> infections in dogs and cats in Egypt, and even less about the prevalence of <i>N. caninum</i> in the same hosts.<h4>Methods</h4>In the current study, 223 serum samples of both dogs (n = 172) and cats (n = 51) were investigated for specific antibodies to <i>T. gondii</i> and <i>N. caninum</i> using commercially available ELISAs. A riskPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)1464https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9785966biostudies-literature<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> and <i>Neospora caninum</i> Antibodies in Dogs and Cats from Egypt and Risk Factor Analysis.PMC9785966Frey CFAboelhadid SMSalama DBAbdelbaky HHFereig RMArafa WMMetwally SMohamed AEAGupta NShahat MSSuo XAbas Ofalse<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> and <i>Neospora caninum</i> Antibodies in Dogs and Cats from Egypt and Risk Factor Analysis.<h4>Background</h4><i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> and <i>Neospora caninum</i> are major protozoan parasites of worldwide distribution and significance in veterinary medicine and, for <i>T. gondii</i>, in public health. Cats and dogs, as final hosts for <i>T. gondii</i> and <i>N. caninum,</i> respectively, have a key function in environmental contamination with oocysts and, thus, in parasite transmission. Very little is known about the prevalence of <i>T. gondii</i> infections in dogs and cats in Egypt, and even less about the prevalence of <i>N. caninum</i> in the same hosts.<h4>Methods</h4>In the current study, 223 serum samples of both dogs (n = 172) and cats (n = 51) were investigated for specific antibodies to <i>T. gondii</i> and <i>N. caninum</i> using commercially available ELISAs. A risk2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Dec2025-04-18T16:00:25.821Z2025-04-07T02:58:41.9ZS-EPMC97859663655879810.3390/pathogens11121464