Veterinarska stanica, Vol. 56 No. 4, 2025.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.46419/vs.56.4.1
Immunological determination of Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella canis in canines from shelters in Risaralda and Caldas, Coffee Region – Colombia
Margarita María Mazo
; Grupo de investigación BIOECOS, Profesora de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia
Lyda C. Caballero Méndez
orcid.org/0000-0001-6504-3149
; Grupo de investigación BIOECOS, Profesora de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia
*
Ana María Cardona Parra
; Médico Veterinario y Zootecnista. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia
Sara Aragón Múnera
; Médico Veterinario y Zootecnista. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia
Cristian Camilo Bedoya Tabares
; Médico Veterinario y Zootecnista. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia
Luz Natalia Franco-Montoya
orcid.org/0000-0002-9099-1463
; Grupo de investigación CIBAV, Profesora Asociada adscrita a la Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
The increasing dog population in Colombia has also raised the incidence of diseases that represent human and animal health risks. Brucella canis is a pathogen that is the primary cause of infertility in canines. It is easily transmitted between canines through body fluids, causing abortions in females, perinatal death of puppies, epididymitis, and infertility in males. On the other hand, Toxoplasma gondii is an easily transmitted parasite; its transmission is the majority between canines and felines, mainly through consuming contaminated food and water, which causes a disease that commonly has a subclinical presentation in
canines. However, in immunosuppressed individuals this pathogen can cause neuromuscular, gastrointestinal, and respiratory signs. Currently, due to the increase and geographical distribution of the canine population, it is important to gather information about the prevalence and possible risk factors associated with the presentation of these diseases in the departments of Risaralda and Caldas from Colombia. In this sense, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, and a population of domestic canines was sampled (n=93), females n=63 (67.74%), and males n=30 (32.26%). In total, 72% of animals were positive for Toxoplasma gondii, while for Brucella canis, a prevalence of 0% was estimated.
Keywords
antibodies; brucellosis; prevalence; public health; toxoplasmosis
Hrčak ID:
320287
URI
Publication date:
26.1.2025.
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