Seroprevalence of T. cruzi infection in Canis familiaris, state of Sucre, Venezuela
Introduction: Trypanosoma cruzi infection in humans has been extensively studied in Venezuela; however, in reservoirs it has been less investigated. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the seroepidemiology of T. cruzi in the state of Sucre, Venezuela. Materials and methods: A cro...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fbaa4bb9720340ef8a7385c753f59d31 2023-05-15T15:11:00+02:00 Seroprevalence of T. cruzi infection in Canis familiaris, state of Sucre, Venezuela Mariolga Berrizbeitia Juan Luis Concepcion Valentina Carzola Jessicca Rodríguez Ana Cáceres Wilfredo Quiñones 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v33i2.760 https://doaj.org/article/fbaa4bb9720340ef8a7385c753f59d31 EN ES eng spa Instituto Nacional de Salud http://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/760 https://doaj.org/toc/0120-4157 0120-4157 doi:10.7705/biomedica.v33i2.760 https://doaj.org/article/fbaa4bb9720340ef8a7385c753f59d31 Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, Vol 33, Iss 2, Pp 214-25 (2013) Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v33i2.760 2022-12-30T23:56:33Z Introduction: Trypanosoma cruzi infection in humans has been extensively studied in Venezuela; however, in reservoirs it has been less investigated. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the seroepidemiology of T. cruzi in the state of Sucre, Venezuela. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional and prospective study conducted in 95 towns and 577 dwellings in the 15 municipalies of the state of Sucre, Venezuela, from August to November, 2008. The evaluation of serum samples was performed with the CruziELISA kit and the multiple antigens binding assays (MABA). Furthermore, epidemiological surveys were applied to evaluate the risk factors. Results: A total of dogs (average age of 2, 6 + 2.2 years, 226 males and 137 females) was evaluated. The combination of the ELISA / MABA tests detected 78 positive sera, sixty-nine negative and 10 of inconclusive results. The seroprevalence of the T. cruzi infection in dogs in the state of Sucre, was 22.1% (CI 95%: 20.58-22.4%). No significant statistic association was found between the T. cruzi infection in dogs and the evaluated epidemiological variables: hunting dogs that slept oudoors roaming freely in the populated center, sex of the animal and eating habits. The T. cruzi infection was associated to the age of canines, being significantly higher in the group of 0 to 3 years, when compared with older dogs. Conclusions: The high T. cruzi seroprevalence dected in dogs shows that in this región of Venezuela there prevails an important risk factor of transmissibility of this parasite to human populations. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v33i2.760 Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Biomédica 33 2 |
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Introduction: Trypanosoma cruzi infection in humans has been extensively studied in Venezuela; however, in reservoirs it has been less investigated. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the seroepidemiology of T. cruzi in the state of Sucre, Venezuela. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional and prospective study conducted in 95 towns and 577 dwellings in the 15 municipalies of the state of Sucre, Venezuela, from August to November, 2008. The evaluation of serum samples was performed with the CruziELISA kit and the multiple antigens binding assays (MABA). Furthermore, epidemiological surveys were applied to evaluate the risk factors. Results: A total of dogs (average age of 2, 6 + 2.2 years, 226 males and 137 females) was evaluated. The combination of the ELISA / MABA tests detected 78 positive sera, sixty-nine negative and 10 of inconclusive results. The seroprevalence of the T. cruzi infection in dogs in the state of Sucre, was 22.1% (CI 95%: 20.58-22.4%). No significant statistic association was found between the T. cruzi infection in dogs and the evaluated epidemiological variables: hunting dogs that slept oudoors roaming freely in the populated center, sex of the animal and eating habits. The T. cruzi infection was associated to the age of canines, being significantly higher in the group of 0 to 3 years, when compared with older dogs. Conclusions: The high T. cruzi seroprevalence dected in dogs shows that in this región of Venezuela there prevails an important risk factor of transmissibility of this parasite to human populations. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v33i2.760 |
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