MACHAČOVÁ, Tereza, Eva BÁRTOVÁ, Kamil SEDLÁK, Radka SLEZÁKOVÁ, Marie BUDÍKOVÁ, Diego PIANTEDOSI and Vincenzo VENEZIANO. Seroprevalence and risk factors of infections with Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in hunting dogs from Campania region, southern Italy. Online. Folia Parasitologica. České Budějovice: Parazitologický ústav AVČR, 2016, vol. 63, April, p. "nestrankovano", 5 pp. ISSN 0015-5683. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.14411/fp.2016.012. [citováno 2024-04-24]
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Original name Seroprevalence and risk factors of infections with Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in hunting dogs from Campania region, southern Italy
Name in Czech Séroprevalence a rizikové faktory infekce Neospora caninum a Toxoplasma gondii u loveckých psů z regionu Kampánie, jižní Itálie
Authors MACHAČOVÁ, Tereza (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Eva BÁRTOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Kamil SEDLÁK (203 Czech Republic), Radka SLEZÁKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Marie BUDÍKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Diego PIANTEDOSI (380 Italy) and Vincenzo VENEZIANO (380 Italy)
Edition Folia Parasitologica, České Budějovice, Parazitologický ústav AVČR, 2016, 0015-5683.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 40301 Veterinary science
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 1.082
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/16:00089669
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.14411/fp.2016.012
UT WoS 000382606100001
Keywords in English neosporosis; toxoplasmosis; IFAT; antibody titres; Canis lupus
Tags AKR, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: RNDr. Marie Budíková, Dr., učo 328. Changed: 13/3/2018 10:40.
Abstract
Hunting dogs have probably a higher level of exposure to Neospora caninum Dubey, Carpenter, Speer, Topper et Uggla, 1988 and Toxoplasma gondii Nicolle et Manceaux, 1908 than other canine populations for their different lifestyle. The aim of our survey was to determine the seroprevalence of N. caninum and T. gondii in hunting dogs from southern Italy and assess risk factors related to these protozoan infections. Blood samples were collected from 398 hunting dogs (19 different breeds, aged from 5 month to 14 years). The sera were screened by indirect fluorescence antibody test; a titre greater or equal 50 was considered positive. Antibodies to N. caninum and T. gondii were detected in 59 (15%) dogs with titres from 50 to 3 200 and in 94 (24%) dogs with titres from 50 to 1 600, respectively, with co-infection in 25 (6%) dogs. Statistical difference (p less or equal 0.05) was found only for infection with T. gondii between two age groups: 2–4 years (16%) and 4–7 years (33%); other observed characteristics were without statistical significance. Our results suggest that the hunting dogs could play an important role in the transmission cycle of N. caninum between wild animals and livestock. This is the first detection of antibodies to T. gondii in hunting dogs in Italy.
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