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Seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Kuşadasi, Turkey

Authors: Töz Seray Özensoy; Yusuf Özbel; Hatice Ertabaklar; Nevzat Yıldızlı; M. Ziya Alkan; Nevzat Balcıoğlu;

Seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Kuşadasi, Turkey

Abstract

Human and canine visceral leishmaniasis cases have been reported from Kuşadası, a town in western Turkey, since 1993. In order to better understand the epidemiology of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CanVL) in the region, we aimed: (i) to determine the prevalence of CanVL in Kuşadası using a randomly selected dog population and (ii) to measure the effect of case control on the prevalence of the disease. In this study, all 109 dogs kept at the dog shelter of Kuşadası Municipality (reflecting random selectivity) were screened serologically using IFAT and rK39 ELISA in 1999. Ten dogs (9.1%) were seropositive or borderline in 1 of the 2 tests. Seropositive dogs (8) died spontaneously or were euthanized, while borderline dogs (2) underwent monthly serological examinations. One year later, in a second sampling, a total of 85 dogs were examined (27 previously tested and 58 new). Four dogs (4.7%) showed seropositivity. Seropositive dogs (2) were euthanized while borderline dogs (2) underwent monthly serological examinations. The reduction in the prevalence of the disease (from 9.1 % to 4.7%) appears to be the result of culling CanVL positive dogs from the general population.

Kuşadası ilçesinden 1993 yılından beri insan ve son yıllarda da köpek visseral leishmaniasis olguları rapor edilmektedir. Bölgede köpeklerdeki visseral leishmaniasisin epidemiyolojinin daha iyi anlaşılabilmesi için; (i) Kuşadası'nda rastgele seçilmiş köpeklerde prevalansın saptanması, (ii) hastalığın prevalansı üzerine olgu kontrol çalışmasının etkisinin ölçülmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada, 1999 yılında belediye köpek evinden rastgele seçilen 109 köpek IFAT ve rK39 EL1SA testleri ile serolojik olarak taranmıştır. Toplam 10 köpek (% 9,1) testlerin herhangi biriyle seropozitif veya sınırda pozitif olarak bulunmuştur. Bu köpeklerin 5 tanesi uyutulmuş, 3 tanesi kendiliğinden ölmüştür. Sınırda pozitif olan 2 köpek ise her ay serolojik olarak kontrol edilmiştir. Bir yıl sonra ikinci örneklemede 85 köpek (27'si geçen yıldan da test edilen ve 58'i yeni) incelenmiştir. Dört köpeğin (% 4,7) seropozitif veya sınırda pozitif olduğu saptanmıştır. İki seropozitif köpek uyutulurken, sınırdaki iki köpek yine aylık incelemeye alınmıştır. Hastalığın prevalansının % 9,1 'den % 4,7'ye düşmesinin pozitif köpeklerin genel populasyondan uzaklaştırılmasına bağlı olduğu düşünülmüştür.

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Ziraat, Turkey, Seroprevalence, Sütçülük ve Hayvan Bilimleri, Canine leishmaniasis

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