Environmental risk factors related to the development of canine non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Environmental risk factors related to the development of canine non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

This research aimed to investigate the possible risk factors associated with the development of canine non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Owners of 83 dogs with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and of 84 healthy dogs answered an epidemiological questionnaire. Dogs who lived outside of the house and within 100...

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Main Authors: Danielle Almeida Zanini, Katia Cristina Kimura, Adriana Tomoko Nishiya, Rodrigo Ubukata, Rafael Magdanelo Leandro, Claudia Prado de Brito, Márcia Trombetti, Ana Carolina Lagoa, Thais Rodrigues Macedo, Lucas Campos de Sá Rodrigues, Janaína Aparecida da Silva Rosendo, Helen Lyrio Arndt, Ricardo Augusto Dias, Maria Lúcia Zaidan Dagli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2013-06-01
Series:Ciência Rural
Subjects:
pollution
epidemiologic questionnaire
environmental factors
environmental tobacco smoke
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782013000700025&tlng=en
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Summary:This research aimed to investigate the possible risk factors associated with the development of canine non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Owners of 83 dogs with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and of 84 healthy dogs answered an epidemiological questionnaire. Dogs who lived outside of the house and within 100 meters of busy streets or avenues (defined as more than 50 vehicles per minute) had a higher risk for developing the disease (OR: 3.1, 95% CI: 1.4-6.9, P=0.005). These results suggest that air pollution derived from vehicle traffic may be associated with the development of canine non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
ISSN:1678-4596

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