Antibodies IgG to Borrelia burgdorferi in dogs from Kosice region [Slovakia]
1996
Stefancikova, A. | Petko, B. (Slovenska Akademia Vied, Kosice (Slovakia). Parazitologicky Ustav) | Skardova, I. | Janovska, D. | Cyprichova, V.
An ELISA investigation showed that 26.9 % of dogs in Kosice region were positive for anti-borrelia IgG antibodies. A significantly higher seroprevalence was detected only in hunting dogs (40.0 %) compared with service dogs (11.8 %; p0.05). An analysis of seroprevalence by age showed a significant difference only between dogs in the categories 1-3 years (37.8 %) and under 1 year of age (8.3 %; p0.05). In other age groups no significant differences in seroprevalence were observed. No significant difference in seroprevalence was detected between sex either. A high correlation was determined to exist between the seroprevalence and the numer of engorged ticks (R
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