Detection of anti-Leptospira spp., anti-Brucella spp., and anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in stray dogs

• Autor(a) principal: Hafemann, Danieli Cristiane Martins
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Merlini, Luiz Sérgio, Gonçalves, Daniela Dib, Fortes, Maira Salomão, Navarro, Italmar Teodorico, Chiderolli, Roberta Torres, Freitas, Julio Cesar, Gonçalves, Arianne Peruzo Pires, Rosa, Gilneia, Sposito, Paulo Henrique
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Semina. Ciências Agrárias (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/27141
• topic: Brucella canis; Dogs; Leptospira spp; Toxoplasma gondii; Public health.; Brucella canis; Canídeos; Leptospira spp; Toxoplasma gondii; Saúde pública.

Dogs can act as intermediary hosts, reservoirs, and sentinel animals for zoonotic diseases such as brucellosis, toxoplasmosis and leptospirosis, and human contact with domestic animals can spread these infections. These diseases are globally distributed, and are a uniquely severe health issue, since they can infect a great range of animals, including humans. The purpose of this work was to determine the prevalence of anti-Leptospira spp., anti-Brucella spp., and anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in stray dogs. Blood samples were collected from 181 stray dogs and used for serological diagnosis. Of the analyzed samples, 36.46%, 16.57%, and 9.39% were positive for T. gondii, Leptospira spp., and B. canis. The results indicate that these zoonotic diseases are highly prevalent in stray dogs in the northwestern region of the state of Paraná. The high infection rates for these zoonotics in the canine population is an indication that the environment is contaminated with a variety of different microorganisms, exposing both humans and dogs to different sources of infection.