Association between vector-borne pathogen seroprevalence in shelter-housed and owned dog populations in the contiguous United States of America.

ABSTRACT: Domestic dogs are susceptible to numerous vector-borne pathogens that are of significant importance for their health. In addition to being of veterinary importance, many of these pathogens are zoonotic and thus may pose a risk to human health. In the USA, owned dogs are commonly screened for exposure to or infection with several canine vector-borne pathogens. Although the screening data are widely available to show areas where infections are being diagnosed, testing of owned dogs is expected to underestimate the actual prevalence in dogs that have no access to veterinary care. The goal of this study was to measure the association between the widely available data from a perceived low-risk population with temporally and spatially collected data from shelter-housed dog populations. These dat

SUBMITTER: Gettings JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10629048 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature