Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies in dogs from Cotia county, Säo Paulo State, Brazil
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
; 43(5): 251-255, Sept.-Oct. 2001. ilus, tab
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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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LILACS
Main subject:
Lyme Disease
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Borrelia burgdorferi
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Dog Diseases
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Secretaria Municipal do Meio Ambiente da Prefeitura Municipal de Säo Paulo/BR
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Universidade de Säo Paulo/BR