The protozoan, Theileria equi is one of the main agents transmitted by ticks to horses, causing s... more The protozoan, Theileria equi is one of the main agents transmitted by ticks to horses, causing serious barriers to equine breeding in Brazil. Its epidemiology in the country still has gaps. Thus, this study aimed to perform serological diagnosis and assess the risk factors for military use in horses located at the Municipality of Resende, in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Samples of 174 horses were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay indirect adsorption (iELISA) using partially purified T. equi antigen. The dependent variable (seroreactivity) was tested through bivariate analysis, the association as the independent variables (gender, age, racial definition, group management, breeding time at Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN), breeding system, the equine origin, presence and degree of tick infestation). Variables with association in bivariate analysis (p≤0.25) were included in the logistic regression model. It was found that seropositivity for T. equi was 74.14%. Mult...
The protozoan, Theileria equi is one of the main agents transmitted by ticks to horses, causing s... more The protozoan, Theileria equi is one of the main agents transmitted by ticks to horses, causing serious barriers to equine breeding in Brazil. Its epidemiology in the country still has gaps. Thus, this study aimed to perform serological diagnosis and assess the risk factors for military use in horses located at the Municipality of Resende, in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Samples of 174 horses were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay indirect adsorption (iELISA) using partially purified T. equi antigen. The dependent variable (seroreactivity) was tested through bivariate analysis, the association as the independent variables (gender, age, racial definition, group management, breeding time at Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN), breeding system, the equine origin, presence and degree of tick infestation). Variables with association in bivariate analysis (p≤0.25) were included in the logistic regression model. It was found that seropositivity for T. equi was 74.14%. Mult...
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