Abstract

ZAVALA C, Magali  and  MORALES C, Siever. Seroprevalence of antibodies against Brucella canis in dogs of the Pucusana District, Lima, Perú. Rev. investig. vet. Perú [online]. 2016, vol.27, n.2, pp.370-374. ISSN 1609-9117.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v27i2.11648.

This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against Brucella canis in dogs of the district of Pucusana, Lima, Peru. Blood samples from 202 dogs older than 6 months of age were collected, regardless of breed, sex or reproductive history. The sera was analysed by the technique of agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID). The results showed 21.3 ± 2.9% (43/202) of dogs seropositive for antibodies against B. canis. The variables sex, breed, occurrence of abortion and street presence were evaluated resulting significant association between seropositivity to B. canis and sex (p<0.05)

Keywords : canine brucellosis; Brucella canis; seroprevalence.

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