Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Neospora caninum infection in different dog populations in Spain

被引：38

作者：

Collantes-Fernandez, E. ^{[1
]}

Gomez-Bautista, A. ^{[1
]}

Miro, G. ^{[2
]}

Alvarez-Garcia, G. ^{[1
]}

Pereira-Bueno, J. ^{[1
]}

Frisuelos, C. ^{[2
]}

Ortega-Mora, L. M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Vet Sci, Dept Anim Hlth, SALUVET, E-28040 Madrid, Spain

[2] Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Vet Sci, Dept Anim Hlth, E-28040 Madrid, Spain

来源：

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY | 2008年 / 152卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

Neospora caninum; dogs; seroprevalence; risk factors; Spain;

D O I：

10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.12.005

中图分类号：

R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;

摘要：

In this study, Neospora caninum seroprevalence and some associated risk factors were investigated in four different dog populations in Spain. N. caninum seropositivity was significantly higher in farm dogs (51%, 51/100) (P < 0.001) and lower in household dogs (2.9%, 3/102) (P < 0.0001). The seroprevalence in hunting (23%, 23/100) and stray (24.5%, 23/94) dogs was moderate, and no significant differences were observed between these two populations (P > 0.05). A significantly higher number of dogs showed titres of 1:50-1:100(68%, 68/100) than >= 1:200 (33%, 33/100) titres (P < 0.0001). N. caninum antibodies were more often detected in mixed breed than pure breed dogs (P < 0.01), but when data were stratified by dog type a significant association was not found (P > 0.05). A significantly higher prevalence of N. caninum was observed in dogs over I year old (P < 0.01), indicating that horizontal transmission may be the most important route of infection. The presence of N. caninum antibodies was significantly more frequent in Leishmania infantum-seropositive hunting (P < 0.05) and stray dogs (P < 0.00001). This study confirms that farm, stray and hunting dogs can be considered at-risk dog populations for N. caninum infection in Spain. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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