Prevalence of Antibody to Orientia tsutsugamushi in Dogs Along Thai - Myanmar Border

Authors

  • Mongkol Chenchittikul National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nontaburi 11100, Thailand
  • Decha Pangjai National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nontaburi 11100, Thailand
  • Paijit Warachit National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nontaburi 11100, Thailand

Keywords:

dog, IFA, Orientia tsutsugamushi, prevalence, scrub typhus

Abstract

Three hundred and ninety six dog sera collected from ten provinces along Thai-Myanmar border in 1997 were tested for antibody to Orientia tsutsugamushi by Indirect Fluorescent Antibody test (IFA). The average percentage of positive antibody (Ab) to scrub typhus in all provinces was 39.65%. The Ab prevalence to scrub typhus in each province ranged from 21.95 to 62.16%, northern provinces had the highest prevalence (54.00%) whereas southern provinces had the lowest prevalence (24.39%). Geometric mean titer (GMT) of the Ab in dog sera were 1:191 (range from 1:100 to 1:594). GMT of the Ab in Chiengrai province was the highest titer (1:594) and Chumphon province was the lowest titer (1:100).

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Published

2000-03-31

How to Cite

Chenchittikul, Mongkol, Decha Pangjai, and Paijit Warachit. 2000. “Prevalence of Antibody to Orientia Tsutsugamushi in Dogs Along Thai - Myanmar Border”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 34 (1). Bangkok, Thailand:91-97. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/240380.

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2000): January-March

Section

Research Article

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