Prevalence and risk factors to <i>Leptospira</i> sp. infection in dogs attended at veterinary clinics in João Pessoa, Paraíba State, Northeastern Brazil

Prevalence and risk factors to <i>Leptospira</i> sp. infection in dogs attended at veterinary clinics in João Pessoa, Paraíba State, Northeastern Brazil

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with Leptospira sp. in dogs attended at veterinary clinics in the city of João Pessoa, State of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil.  A total of 384 blood samples from dogs from 34 veterinary clinics were used from April 2015 to...

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Main Authors: Arthur Willian de Lima Brasil, Diego Figueiredo da Costa, Carla Lauise Rodrigues Menezes Pimenta, Roberta Nunes Parentoni, Clebert José Alves, Carolina de Sousa Américo Batista Santos, Sérgio Santos de Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science
Subjects:
Canine leptospirosis
Microscopic agglutination test
Epidemiology
Control
Risk factors
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/144154

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