Prevalence and risk factors for viral exposure in rural dogs around protected areas of the Atlantic forest

dc.creatorNelson Henrique de Almeida Curi
dc.creatorRodrigo Lima Massara
dc.creatorAna Maria de Oliveira Paschoal
dc.creatorAmanda Soriano-Araújo
dc.creatorZélia Inês Portela Lobato
dc.creatorGuilherme Ramos Demétrio
dc.creatorAdriano Garcia Chiarello
dc.creatorMarcelo Passamani
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-30T20:43:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-09T00:11:00Z
dc.date.available2023-11-30T20:43:59Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractAntecedentes: Apesar do papel crucial dos cães domésticos como reservatórios de zoonoses e de algumas das doenças mais ameaçadoras para os carnívoros selvagens, como a cinomose e a parvovirose, pouco se sabe sobre as características epidemiológicas e os factores de risco envolvidos na exposição a agentes patogénicos de cães que vivem no meio humano/animais selvagens e que realmente entram em contato com a vida selvagem. Através de uma abordagem sorológica transversal e pesquisa por questionário, avaliamos a prevalência, juntamente com fatores de risco individuais e associados ao ambiente, para quatro importantes doenças virais de cães rurais que vivem em domicílios em torno de seis fragmentos de Mata Atlântica no sudeste do Brasil.
dc.description.sponsorshipCNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
dc.description.sponsorshipFAPEMIG - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais
dc.description.sponsorshipCAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
dc.format.mimetypepdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12917-016-0646-3
dc.identifier.issn1746-6148
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1843/61607
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
dc.relation.ispartofBMC veterinary research
dc.rightsAcesso Aberto
dc.subjectMata Atlântica
dc.subjectCães
dc.subjectEpidemiologia
dc.subjectVírus
dc.subjectFatores de risco
dc.subject.otherAtlantic forest
dc.subject.otherCanis familiaris
dc.subject.otherEpidemiology
dc.subject.otherVirus exposure
dc.subject.otherRisk factor
dc.subject.otherHuman/wildlife interface
dc.titlePrevalence and risk factors for viral exposure in rural dogs around protected areas of the Atlantic forest
dc.title.alternativePrevalência e fatores de risco para exposição viral em cães rurais no entorno de áreas protegidas da Mata Atlântica
dc.typeArtigo de periódico
local.citation.volume12
local.description.resumoBackground: Despite the crucial role of domestic dogs as reservoirs for zoonosis and some of the most threatening diseases for wild carnivores such as distemper and parvovirosis, little is known about the epidemiological features and the risk factors involved in pathogen exposure of dogs that live in human/wildlife interfaces and actually contacts wildlife. Through a cross-sectional serological approach and questionnaire survey, we assessed the prevalence along with individual and environment-associated risk factors for four important viral diseases of rural dogs living in households around six Atlantic Forest fragments in southeast Brazil. Results: Widespread exposure to canine parvovirus (97 %), canine distemper virus (15 %) and canine adenovirus (27 %) was detected, but none for canine coronavirus. Dogs from small private reserves were more exposed to parvovirus and canine distemper virus than those from larger state parks. Exposure was associated with dog sex and age, lack of health care and the number of people in the households. Remarkably, factors linked to free-ranging behaviour of dogs were associated with the exposure for all pathogens detected. Conclusions: According to identified associations, reducing viral pathogen exposure in dogs will require inhibiting dog’s movements and access to nearby forests and villages and improving veterinary assistance. Promoting dog vaccination and population control through sterilization around protected areas is also necessary. The study provides support for preventive management actions aimed to protect the health of rural dogs, and consequently of Atlantic Forest’s wild carnivores.
local.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1187-1261
local.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1221-2185
local.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8560-1056
local.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3599-4995
local.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9399-3691
local.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1914-5480
local.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0940-4074
local.publisher.countryBrasil
local.publisher.departmentVET - DEPARTAMENTO DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA PREVENTIVA
local.publisher.initialsUFMG
local.url.externahttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4730773/

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