Insights on seroprevalence of leptospirosis in dogs and cats from people with animal hoarding disorder profile in a semiarid region of Brazil
Title: | Insights on seroprevalence of leptospirosis in dogs and cats from people with animal hoarding disorder profile in a semiarid region of Brazil |
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Authors: | Thuane de Sousa Pinheiro, Gabriela Medeiros Silva, Gabriel Dantas Fernandes Monteiro, Roseane de Araújo Portela, Vanessa Castro, Clebert José Alves, Sérgio Santos de Azevedo, Carolina de Sousa Américo Batista Santos |
Source: | Ciência Rural, Vol 53, Iss 7 (2022) |
Publisher Information: | Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2022. |
Publication Year: | 2022 |
Collection: | LCC:Agriculture LCC:Agriculture (General) |
Subject Terms: | sp., One Health, companion animals, public policies., Agriculture, Agriculture (General), S1-972 |
More Details: | ABSTRACT: Animal hoarding disorder, especially dogs and cats, is a complex issue that occurs in almost all communities, and it is necessary to collect data that contribute to the understanding of leptospirosis within the One Health initiative. In order to determine the seroprevalence of Leptospirasp., 71 dogs and 39 cats from 33 people with animal hoarding profile in the municipality of Patos, state of Paraíba, semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil were evaluated by using the microscopic serum agglutination test (MAT) as diagnostic test. Thirty-eight animals (34.5%; 95% CI = 25.7 - 43.4%) were seroreactive, with 46.5% in dogs and 12.8% in cats (P < 0.01), with the highest frequency of the Icterohaemorrhagiae serogroup in both species. The high seroprevalence reported suggests the need for public policies for this vulnerable population in order to prevent the transmission of zoonoses. |
Document Type: | article |
File Description: | electronic resource |
Language: | English Portuguese |
ISSN: | 1678-4596 0103-8478 |
Relation: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782023000700453&tlng=en; https://doaj.org/toc/1678-4596 |
DOI: | 10.1590/0103-8478cr20220263 |
Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/bc523fea915345bdb4841a3116a81ae3 |
Accession Number: | edsdoj.bc523fea915345bdb4841a3116a81ae3 |
Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
ISSN: | 16784596 01038478 |
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DOI: | 10.1590/0103-8478cr20220263 |
Published in: | Ciência Rural |
Language: | English Portuguese |