Factores de riesgo asociados a la seroprevalencia de parvovirus canino en perros del municipio Boyeros, La Habana, Cuba

A cross-sectional observational study was carried out in order to evaluate the risk factors associated to the seroprevalence of canine Parvovirus (CPV) in dogs from Boyeros municipality, Cuba. To determine the CPV-seropositive animals, blood samples were taken from 160 dogs and evaluated by an indirect ELISA standardized by the Biotechnology and Quality Control division at CENPALAB (National Center for the Production of Laboratory Animals). A mixture of previously titrated sera from animals vaccinated against CPV was used as a positive control, and a canine serum free of specific antibodies as a negative control. A survey was applied to the owners of the dogs and the risk factors associated to the seroprevalence of CPV were identified by the univariate and multivariate binary logistic regression models, using the statistical software SPSS version 22.0. It was concluded that the breed and the street access resulted in risk factors associated to a high seroprevalence of canine Parvovirus in dogs from Boyeros municipality, Cuba.