title: [The seropositivity of Toxoplasma gondii and Listeria monocytogenes in the dogs of Kars and vicinity].
abstract: This study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii and L. monocytogenes in the dogs of 15 villages in 7 towns of the Kars Province. The blood samples were taken from 179 house dogs of which 15 were female and 164, male. The ages of the dogs was as follows: 96 of them were 1-3 years old, and 83 of them were 4 years or older. All of the samples were tested with SFDT for T.gondii and OAT for L. monocytogenes. Antibodies against to T. gondii were found in 172 specimens (96.1%). Antibodies against L. monocytogenes were found in 40 of the specimens (22.3%). The seropositivity for T. gondii was 96.3% in males and 93.3% in female dogs. The seropositivity was 94.8% in the 1-3 age group and 96.3% in the group of 4 years or older. For L. monocytogenes, the seropositivity was 22.0% in males and 26.7% in females. The seropositivity was 27.1% in the 1-3 age group and 16.9% in the group of 4 years or older. The results of this study indicate a high prevalence of T.gondii and L.monocytogenes in the region.
authors.affiliation: Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dali, Kars, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yunus
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gicik
authors.forename: Barış
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: Cahit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Babür
authors.forename: Bekir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Celebı
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000276:immunology*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan