Echinococcus granulosus infection in domestic dogs in urban and rural areas of the Coquimbo region, north-central Chile

<em><em>The study investigated determinants of marriage stability among married couples in North Central Nigeria. In order to carry out this study, four hypotheses were formulated. An instrument known as “Determinants of Marriage Stability Questionnair (DOMSQ)” was constructed by the researcher and used to collect information from the field. The instrument had content and facial validity and its reliability coefficient is 0.87. The investigator used eight research assistants to administer nine hundred and ninety copies of the questionnaire on the respondents in Kogi and Benue States. Nine hundred and eighty three copies were retrieved from the respondents indicating 99.3 percent return rate. The researcher collated the information got from the field work and the Z statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that, there was no significant difference between male and female married couples in their identification of childlessness as determinant of marriage stability, there was no significant difference between married couples in the urban and rural areas in their identification of sexual satisfaction as determinant of marriage stability, there was no significant difference between old and young married couples in their identification of cultural background as determinant of marriage stability, there was no significant difference between married couples from Kogi and Benue States in their identification of communication as determinant of marriage stability. One of the recommendations is that couples who are faced with the problem of childlessness should seek medical assistance and also be positive about such outcome.</em></em>

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Epidemiology of canine distemper and canine parvovirus in domestic dogs in urban and rural areas of the Araucanía region in Chile

Veterinary Microbiology ◽

10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.05.012 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 178 (3-4) ◽

pp. 260-264 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

G. Acosta-Jamett ◽

D. Surot ◽

M. Cortés ◽

V. Marambio ◽

C. Valenzuela ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Canine Parvovirus ◽

Domestic Dogs ◽

Canine Distemper ◽

Urban And Rural Areas

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Occurrence of canine hemotropic mycoplasmas in domestic dogs from urban and rural areas of the Valdivia Province, southern Chile

Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1016/j.cimid.2016.11.013 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 50 ◽

pp. 70-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Francisco Soto ◽

Romina Walker ◽

Maximiliano Sepulveda ◽

Pedro Bittencourt ◽

Gerardo Acosta-Jamett ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Domestic Dogs ◽

Southern Chile ◽

Urban And Rural Areas

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Prevalence of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in dogs in the municipality of Poconé, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science ◽

10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2019.158367 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 56 (3) ◽

pp. e158367

Author(s):

Andréia Lima Tomé Melo ◽

Juliana Maria Vasconcelos Grangeiro ◽

Daniel Moura de Aguiar

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Toxoplasma Gondii ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Neospora Caninum ◽

The State ◽

Domestic Dogs ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Urban And Rural Areas

Tis study evaluated the presence of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in 320 domestic dogs living in urban and rural areas of the municipality of Poconé, located in the Pantanal wetlands of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Anti-N. caninum (cut-of point 50) and anti-T. gondii (cut-of point 16) antibodies were detected by means of immunofuorescence assays (IFA), using NC-Bahia and RH strains as antigens, respectively. Anti-N. caninum antibodies were detected in 69 (21.56%; 95% CI: 17.27%-26.56%) dogs, 31 (44.93%) of which lived in urban areas and 38 (55.07%) in rural areas, and endpoint titers ranged from 50 to 3200. Anti-T. gondii antibodies were found in 132 (41.25%; 95% CI: 35.84%-46.87%) dogs, 58 (43.94%) from urban areas and 74 (56.06%) from rural areas, and endpoint titers ranged from 16 to 8192. A total of 33 dogs (10.3%) (12 urban and 21 rural animals) reacted to both agents (P <0.05). Tis study showed a higher prevalence of anti-T. gondii compared to anti-N. caninum antibodies in the dogs living in the Pantanal region, suggesting that both protozoans circulate in the studied region. Tis information is relevant, in view of its implications for animal and public health.

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