Prevalence of antibody against rabies among confined, free-roaming and stray dogs in a transit city of Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOlugasa, Babasola O.
dc.contributor.authorAiyedun, Julius O.
dc.contributor.authorEmikpe, Benjamin O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-17T11:05:25Z
dc.date.available2019-10-17T11:05:25Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe prevalence of anti-glycoprotein antibodies against rabies virus is studied in the sera of confined, free-roaming and stray dogs in Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State, Nigeria. A quantitative indirect enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay (i-ELISA) was used to detect rabies virus anti-glycoprotein antibodies in sera from 116 confined, 61 free-roaming, and 13 stray dogs. The sera were collected between June and December 2008 from apparently healthy dogs. Of these 190 dogs, 81 (42.6%), consisting of 57 confined (49.1%), 23 free-roaming (37.7%) and 1 stray (7.7%), had antibody titres that exceeded the positive threshold of 0.5 equivalent units (eu)/ml against rabies, while 109 (57.4%) presented titres that were below the threshold. Prevalence of rabies anti-glycoprotein antibody was higher in the confined dogs compared to free-roaming and stray dogs. Our results indicated low anti-rabies sero-prevalence (42.6%) in the dog population of Ilorin, a transit city that lies between northern and southern Nigeria. This is the first community-based prevalence report on the anti-rabies serological profile of dogs in Nigeria. The need for primary and booster mass vaccination of dogs and the impact of these findings on rabies control in Nigeria are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlugasa et al., 2011en_US
dc.identifier.issn1828-1427
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2671
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIstituto G. Caporaleen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVeterinariaItaliana;47(4),453‐460
dc.subjectAntibodyen_US
dc.subjectAnti-glycoprotein antibodyen_US
dc.subjectDogen_US
dc.subjectELISAen_US
dc.subjectEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayen_US
dc.subjectIndirect ELISAen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectRabiesen_US
dc.subjectVirusen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of antibody against rabies among confined, free-roaming and stray dogs in a transit city of Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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