Occurrence and risk factors associated with leptospirosis in dogs attended in a veterinary hospital in the semiarid of the Paraíba State, Northeast region of Brazil

Authors

  • Sérgio Santos de Azevedo Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Centro de Saúde e Tecnologia Rural, Patos, PB
  • Annielle Regina Fonseca Fernandes Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Centro de Saúde e Tecnologia Rural, Patos, PB
  • Inês Maria Barbosa Nunes Queiroga Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Centro de Saúde e Tecnologia Rural, Patos, PB
  • Clebert José Alves Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Centro de Saúde e Tecnologia Rural, Patos, PB
  • Zenaide Maria de Morais Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, São Paulo, SP
  • Carolina de Sousa Américo Batista Santos Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, São Paulo, SP
  • Sílvio Arruda Vasconcellos Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/S1413-95962011000200009

Keywords:

Dogs, Frequency, Leptospira spp. Serology

Abstract

The occurrence of leptospirosis was investigated in dogs from Patos city, semiarid of Paraíba State, Northeast region of Brazil, and the risk factors associated with the infection were analyzed. One hundred and fifty two blood samples were collected from dogs attended in a veterinary hospital during July to November 2008. The diagnostic method carried out for leptospirosis was the microscopic agglutination test, using a batch of 24 leptospiral serovars. The frequency of seropositive animals was 19.73% (95% CI = 13.73% - 26.96%) and most frequent reactant serovars were Autumnalis (13.16%) and Grippotyphosa (1.97%). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the risk factors for leptospirosis were mixed breed (odds ratio = 3.67; P = 0.009) and the contact with caprine/ovine (odds ratio = 10; P = 0.034).

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Published

2011-04-01

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 2 (2011)

Section

UNDEFINIED

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How to Cite

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Azevedo SS de, Fernandes ARF, Queiroga IMBN, Alves CJ, Morais ZM de, Santos C de SAB, et al. Occurrence and risk factors associated with leptospirosis in dogs attended in a veterinary hospital in the semiarid of the Paraíba State, Northeast region of Brazil. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2011 Apr. 1 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];48(2):161-6. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/34368