Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies in dogs from Cotia county, Säo Paulo State, Brazil
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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43(5): 251-255, Sept.-Oct. 2001. ilus, tab
Artigo
em Inglês
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RESUMO
Dogs sera samples collected from Cotia County, Säo Paulo were tested using indirect immunoenzymatic test (ELISA) in order to study Lyme disease serology in dogs. ELISA method was standardized and G39/40 North American strain of Borrelia burgdorferi was used as antigen. Positive results were confirmed employing the Western blotting technique. Because of the possibility of cross-reactions, sera were also tested for different serological strains of Leptospira interrogans and L. biflexa using microscopic sera agglutination test. Twenty-three of 237 (9.7 percent) serum samples were positive in the ELISA; 20 of them (86.9 percent) were confirmed by the Western blotting, what suggests that Cotia may be a risk area for Lyme disease. Although 4 samples (1.7 percent) were positive for Lyme disease and leptospirosis, no correlation was found between the results (X² = 0.725; p = 0.394) what suggests absence of serological cross reactivity
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DisponíveL
Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Doença de Lyme
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Borrelia burgdorferi
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Doenças do Cão
Limite:
Animais
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Secretaria Municipal do Meio Ambiente da Prefeitura Municipal de Säo Paulo/BR
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Universidade de Säo Paulo/BR
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