title: Frequency of antibodies against Neospora caninum in stray and domiciled dogs from urban, periurban and rural areas from Paraná State, Southern Brazil.
abstract: Antibodies to Neospora caninum were analyzed by an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT), in stray and domiciled dogs from urban, periurban and rural areas from Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil. Of the total of 556 dogs, 18.17% (101) were positive for N. caninum (titer 50). Frequency of antibody was 12.71 in urban, 15.73 in periurban, and 25.38% in rural dogs. Rural dogs had a significantly higher frequency of antibodies than urban dogs (P<0.05). There were no significant differences between the frequencies of antibodies in urban and periurban dogs (P>0.05), and between dogs from periurban and rural areas (P>0.05). Antibodies to N. caninum were detected in 34 of 233 domiciled dogs (14.59%) and in 17 of 126 stray dogs (13.49%). No statistical differences were observed considering life-style and geographic location of origin (P>0.05). Neospora caninum is widespread among dogs from urban, periurban and rural areas of the municipal district of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) Rua dos Funcionários, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nicolle
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fridlund-Plugge
authors.forename: Fabiano
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montiani-Ferreira
authors.forename: Rosária R T B
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Richartz
authors.forename: Juliano
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dal Pizzol
authors.forename: Pedro C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Lia F L
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Patrício
authors.forename: Adriana S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Rosinelli
authors.forename: Rosangela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Locatelli-Dittrich
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil; D004285:Dogs; D018688:Neospora / Q000276:immunology*; D012423:Rural Health; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan