REQUENCY OF ANTI-Neospora caninum ANTIBODIES IN DOGS AT MUNICIPALITY ILHEUS, BAHIA

Authors

  • Vanessa Carvalho Sampaio de Magalhães Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz
  • Patrícia Mara Lopes Sicupira Centro de Controle de Zoonoses e UESC
  • Luis Fernando Pita Gondim Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Alexandre Dias Munhoz Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v10i1.4837

Keywords:

Sanidade Animal, Doenças Parasitárias

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of Neospora caninum antibodies in dogs at Ilheus Municipality, in the State of Bahia, as well as the influence of the dogs’ habitat on their seropositivity. A total of 161 blood samples were collected and the indirect immunofluorescence reaction was conducted, with a cut-off of 1:50. The statistical analysis was conducted based on the chi-square test as corrected by Yates. A seropositivity of 19 (11.8%) samples was determined, whereas 21.9% were stray animals and 9.3% house pets (p=0.1). The dogs in urban areas had a higher seropositivity than those periurban areas (p=0.03). Such results indicate the presence of N. caninum in the region.

KEY WORDS: Canine, neosporosis, prevalence, risk factors.

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Author Biographies

Luis Fernando Pita Gondim, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Laboratório de Diagnóstico das Parasitoses dos Animais, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Alexandre Dias Munhoz, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais, Laboratório de Análises Clínicas Veterinárias da Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC). Área de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária e Medicina Veterinária Preventiva

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Published

2009-04-03

How to Cite

SAMPAIO DE MAGALHÃES, V. C.; SICUPIRA, P. M. L.; PITA GONDIM, L. F.; MUNHOZ, A. D. REQUENCY OF ANTI-Neospora caninum ANTIBODIES IN DOGS AT MUNICIPALITY ILHEUS, BAHIA. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 1, p. 306–311, 2009. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v10i1.4837. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/4837. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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