A multi-event capture-recapture analysis of Toxoplasma gondii seroconversion dynamics in farm cats

Domestic cats play a key role in the epidemiology of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii by excreting environmentally-resistant oocysts that may infect humans and other warm-blooded animals. The dynamics of Toxoplasma gondii seroconversion, used as a proxy for primo-infection dynamics, was investigated in five cat populations living on farms.Serological tests on blood samples from cats were performed every three months over a period of two years, for...