Endemic toxoplasmosis and listeriosis in the perspective of 'The problem of shelter dogs' in Istanbul

摘要

Background: Nowadays it is known that animal sourced infections may have serious threats against human health. It is a fact that Toxoplasmosis and Listeriosis are significant zoonotic infections and dogs play a substantial role on the prevalence of these infections. In our study, we have aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Listeriosis and Toxoplasmosis among shelter dogs in different animal shelters around Istanbul and to describe the role of dogs in the transmission of these zoonoses.