TY - JOUR
T1 - Seroprevalence of Encephalitozoon cuniculi in dogs in the United States
AU - Cray, Carolyn
AU - Rivas, Y.
PY - 2013/2/1
Y1 - 2013/2/1
N2 - Encephalitozoon cuniculi is an obligate intracellular microsporidian parasite that can result in clinical and subclinical infection in many species. It is also considered the cause of a potential zoonotic disease. In the present study, a serological survey was conducted using samples from pet dogs in the state of Florida. Twenty-seven of 125 serum samples, or 21.6%, were found to demonstrate reactivity by ELISA, with titers ranging from 1:32 to 1:512. There were no significant differences by age or sex. This is the first report on the detection of E. cuniculi antibodies in dogs in the United States.
AB - Encephalitozoon cuniculi is an obligate intracellular microsporidian parasite that can result in clinical and subclinical infection in many species. It is also considered the cause of a potential zoonotic disease. In the present study, a serological survey was conducted using samples from pet dogs in the state of Florida. Twenty-seven of 125 serum samples, or 21.6%, were found to demonstrate reactivity by ELISA, with titers ranging from 1:32 to 1:512. There were no significant differences by age or sex. This is the first report on the detection of E. cuniculi antibodies in dogs in the United States.
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U2 - 10.1645/GE-3152.1
DO - 10.1645/GE-3152.1
M3 - Article
C2 - 22694657
AN - SCOPUS:84873689066
VL - 99
SP - 153
EP - 154
JO - Journal of Parasitology
JF - Journal of Parasitology
SN - 0022-3395
IS - 1
ER -