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Serological prevalence study of exposure of cats and dogs in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia to spotted fever group rickettsiae
Author(s) -
Izzard L,
Cox E,
Stenos J,
Waterston M,
Fenwick S,
Graves S
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00538.x
Subject(s) - serology , cats , veterinary medicine , spotted fever , q fever , medicine , biology , virology , rickettsia , immunology , virus , antibody
A sero‐epidemiological study of cats and dogs in the Launceston area of Tasmania, Australia was undertaken to determine the prevalence of antibodies to spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae. Results showed that 59% of cats and 57% of dogs were positive for antibodies, but there was no correlation between the animal's health and seropositivity at the time of testing, suggesting that rickettsial exposure is unrelated to ill‐health in these two species of domestic animals.