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Risk factors for infection, including age, sex, neuter status, breed, and state of rescue, were examined by means of univariate and multivariate logistic regression.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2014Seroprevalence of dirofilariasis in dogs was 48.8%. Sexually intact dogs were 1.6 times as likely to have dirofilariasis as were neutered dogs, dogs in the ancient breed group were 2.2 times as likely and dogs in the guarding breed group were 1.7 times as likely to have dirofilariasis as were dogs in the herding breed group, and dogs from Mississippi were significantly less likely to have dirofilariasis than were dogs from Texas. Seroprevalences of dirofilariasis, FeLV infection, and FIV infection in cats were 4.0%, 2.6%, and 3.6%, respectively. Seroprevalence of FIV infection was significantly higher in adult cats than in juveniles and in males than in females.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions and Clinical Relevance<\/jats:bold>\u2014Results suggest that dogs and cats exported from the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricane disaster area had disease rates similar to those for animals in the region prior to the hurricanes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.231.2.218","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2007,7,15]],"date-time":"2007-07-15T14:13:13Z","timestamp":1184508793000},"page":"218-225","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":39,"title":["Seroprevalence of Dirofilaria immitis, feline leukemia virus, and feline immunodeficiency virus infection among dogs and cats exported from the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricane disaster area"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"231","author":[{"given":"Julie K.","family":"Levy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Charlotte H.","family":"Edinboro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Carmen-Susan","family":"Glotfelty","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Patricia A.","family":"Dingman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aundria L.","family":"West","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kathy D.","family":"Kirkland-Cady","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"key":"ref1","series-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc","first-page":"15","article-title":"Summarizing a disaster, by the numbers","volume":"228","author":"Burns","year":"2006"},{"key":"ref2","series-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc","first-page":"1379","article-title":"Loss of livestock reached millions","volume":"227","author":"Clark","year":"2005"},{"key":"ref3","series-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc","first-page":"1835","article-title":"Summit works toward national animal disaster plan","volume":"228","author":"Nolen","year":"2006"},{"key":"ref4","series-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc","first-page":"1215","article-title":"Katrina's other victims: animals' plight prompts outcry for change","volume":"227","author":"Nolan","year":"2005"},{"key":"ref5","series-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc","first-page":"1041","article-title":"AVMA mounts preparedness, response to Katrina","volume":"227","author":"Kahler","year":"2005"},{"key":"ref6","article-title":"Interim guidelines for animal health and control of disease transmission in pet shelters. 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