title: Serological Survey of West Nile Virus in Pet Dogs from Saskatchewan, Canada.
abstract: Serum samples collected from 143 dogs from Saskatchewan, Canada, between 2008 and 2010 were evaluated for seroprevalence of West Nile virus (WNV). WNV antibodies were identified in 40/143 dogs (28%). Dogs that were primarily housed in the yard were 6.2 times (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.6-14.5) more likely to have antibodies than dogs housed in the house or garage. Dogs were more likely to be positive with increasing time spent outside. The results of this study document WNV seroprevalence in dogs from Saskatchewan and suggest that pet dogs might be useful as a sentinel species for WNV surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine , Saskatoon, Canada .
authors.forename: M Casey
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gaunt
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine , Saskatoon, Canada .
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Waldner
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine , Saskatoon, Canada .
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D004285:Dogs; D057805:Pets; D012307:Risk Factors; D012525:Saskatchewan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
keywords: Dog; ELISA.; Sentinel; Surveillance; West Nile virus