IgG antibodies to Borrelia in dogs in the area of Kosice

An ELISA investigation showed that 26.9% of dogs in Kosice region were positive for anti-borrelia IgG antibodies. A significantly higher seroprevalence was detected only in hunting dogs (40.0%) compared with service dogs (11.8%; p < 0.05). An analysis of seroprevalence by age showed a significant difference only between dogs in the categories 1-3 years (37.8%) and under 1 year of age (8.3%; p < 0.05). In other age groups no significant differences in seroprevalence were observed. No significant difference in seroprevalence was detected between sex either. A high correlation was determined to exist between the seroprevalence and the number of engorged ticks (R = 0.8) and the frequency of the exposure of dogs to the tick-infested wooded areas with the focal occurrence of boreliae (R = 1). The analysis of results suggests that seroprevalence of Lyme borreliosis in dogs of the Kosice region is not negligible. The breed, age and sex do not influence the seroprevalence of the disease. The decisive role is, however, played by the time of the exposure of dogs to the environment infested by Borrelia-contaminated ticks.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1996

Erschienen:

1996

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Veterinarni medicina - 41(1996), 3 vom: 24. März, Seite 83-6

Sprache:

Slowakisch

Weiterer Titel:

Antiboreliové protilátky IgG u psov z regiónu Kosíc

Beteiligte Personen:

Stefancíková, A [VerfasserIn]
Skardová, I [VerfasserIn]
Pet'ko, B [VerfasserIn]
Janovská, D [VerfasserIn]
Cyprichová, V [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Antibodies, Bacterial
English Abstract
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.08.1996

Date Revised 26.10.2016

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM086589903