Naslov
Antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae in dogs in Croatia

Autori
Punda-Polić, Volga ; Bradarić, Nikola : Klišmanić- Nuber, Zorana ; Mrljak, Vladimir ; Giljanović, M.

Izvornik
European journal of epidemiology (0393-2990) 11 (1995), 4; 389-392

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
dogs ; epidemiology ; Mediterranean spotted fever ; Rickettsia conorii

Sažetak
The prevalence of IgG antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae was studied by the indirect immunoflourescent antibody assay in a sample of 194 canine sera from different parts of Croatia. Dogs (n=141) from urban and suburban-semirural environs from the middle part of the eastern coast of Adriatic sea, and dogs (n=53) from Zagreb, the capital of Croatia located in the northern continental part of Croatia, were tested. The total of 88 (62.4%) dogs from southern coastal Croatia had antibodies to Rickettsia conorii, with a significantly higher prevalence (69.9%)in suburban-semirural areas. The prevalence rate of antibodies to Rickettsia conorii in canine sera from urban evironment in the north of Croatia was 20.7%. The results show that the members of spotted feaver group rickettsiae are present in both costal and continental Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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