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Dogs L. infantum infection from an endemic region of the north of Tunisia: a prospective study.
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Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis [Arch Inst Pasteur Tunis] 2008; Vol. 85 (1-4), pp. 55-61. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- A follow-up study of 917 dogs was undertaken between 1994 and 1995 in the focus of visceral leishmaniasis in northern Tunisia. It permitted to assess the demography of the dog population, the importance of canine leishmaniasis (CL) and the determinants of seropositivity and mortality of dogs. Canine population was stable through time with an input of 231 dogs and an output of 218 dogs per year. The prevalence of seropositivity was 18% and 22.3% in 1994 and 1995 respectively and 90% of dogs were asymptomatic. Among 525 negative dogs in 1994 and reassessed in 1995, 78 seroconverted revealing an annual cumulative incidence of 14.74%. On the other hand, 23.47% (27/115) of seropositive dogs became negative in 1995. Age, presence of symptoms and density of dogs were independently associated with CL seropositivity. These results demonstrate the difficulty of control strategies of visceral leishmaniasis targeting the dog population.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Antibodies, Protozoan blood
Disease Reservoirs parasitology
Disease Reservoirs statistics & numerical data
Disease Reservoirs veterinary
Dog Diseases immunology
Dog Diseases parasitology
Dogs
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Follow-Up Studies
Incidence
Leishmaniasis, Visceral immunology
Leishmaniasis, Visceral parasitology
Logistic Models
Male
Population Surveillance
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Tunisia epidemiology
Dog Diseases epidemiology
Endemic Diseases statistics & numerical data
Leishmania infantum immunology
Leishmaniasis, Visceral epidemiology
Leishmaniasis, Visceral veterinary
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0020-2509
- Volume :
- 85
- Issue :
- 1-4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19469416