Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 153-154 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Parasitology |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Cray, C., & Rivas, Y. (2013). Seroprevalence of Encephalitozoon cuniculi in dogs in the United States. Journal of Parasitology, 99(1), 153-154. https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-3152.1