Seroprevalance of Toxoplasmosis, Leishmaiosis and Listeriosis in Shelter Dogs of Diyarbakir, Turkey
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VOLUME: 34 ISSUE: 1
P: 6 - 10
March 2010

Seroprevalance of Toxoplasmosis, Leishmaiosis and Listeriosis in Shelter Dogs of Diyarbakir, Turkey

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2010;34(1):6-10
1. Dicle Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
2. Refik Saydam Hıfzıssıhha Merkez Başkanlığı, Ankara, Türkiye
3. Dicle Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Doğum ve Jinekoloji Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
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Received Date: 24.09.2009
Accepted Date: 12.12.2009
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ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of toxoplasmosis, listeriosis and leishmaniasis in dogs in Diyarbakır region, Turkey. A total of 100 sera were collected from healthy dogs and tested for toxoplasmosis, leishmaniasis and listeriosis by the Sabin‐Feldman Dye Test (SFDT), Indirekt Florescence Antikor Test (IFAT) and, Osebold Agglutination Test (OAT), respectively. Among these 100 dogs, 94 (94%) were seropositive for toxoplasmosis and and 17 (17%), for listeriosis. All of them were found to be seronegative for leishmaniasis. No statistically significant differences were observed between male and female dogs in the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis and listeriosis. As a result, the presence of anti‐Toxoplasma gondii and Listeria monocytogenesis specific antibodies in dogs in the region of Diyarbakir was determined.

Keywords:
Dogs, toxoplasmosis, listeriosis, leishmanioasis