Seroprevalence study on salmonellosis in apparently healthy dogs by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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R JAS
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J D GHOSH
Keywords:
Body weight, Economic impact, Gastrointestinal nematodes, SheepAbstract
Sera samples (575) were collected from 17 breeds of apparently healthy dogs from different parts of the country and tested for the presence of antibodies against cytotoxin-I antigen ELISA from S. Weltevreden (BM1613) to know the seroprevalence of salmonellosis. The overall seroprevalence was 58.08%. Place-wise the highest seroprevalence was in sera samples collected from Dehradun (92.00%), while breed-wise maximum sera samples of Labrador (81.58%) showed the presence of anti- cytotoxin-I antibodies of salmonella. The difference of seroprevalence of salmonellosis between 2 sexes was nonsignificant and the age group of 7–9 years and above showed the highest serprevalence (63.37%). Our results showed a high seroprevalence of salmonellosis in dogs, which indicates a serious threat to human health.
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