This study evaluated the presence of circulating antibodies of anti-Brucella canis and anti-B. abortus in shelter dogs maintained in four cities of Northern Paraná. Serum samples of 100 dogs, of both sexes, from the cities of Apucarana, Arapongas, Londrina and Rolândia were collected for the determination of the serological presence of B. canis by the utilization of agarose gel immunodiffusion and B. abortus by the buffered acidified antigen assay. Only 4% (4/100) of the samples evaluated demonstrated seroreactivity to B. canis, with seropositivity varying between 4.17 -10%. However, positive samples originated only from the cities of Apucarana (4.17%; 2/48) and Londrina (10%; 2/20). Seroreactivity to B. abortus antibodies was not verified within the canine population evaluated. These results suggest that B. canis is circulating within the dog population of Northern Paraná. Key words: Canine disease, epidemiology, brucellosis, serology ResumoEste estudo avaliou a presença de anticorpos circulantes anti-Brucella canis e anti-B. abortus em cães mantidos em abrigos situados em quatro municípios da região Norte do Paraná. Amostras séricas de 100 cães, de ambos os sexos, oriundos das cidades de Apucarana, Arapongas, Londrina e Rolândia foram colhidas para determinação sorológica da presença de anticorpos contra B. canis por meio da técnica de imunodifusão em gel de agarose e de anticorpos contra B. abortus por meio da prova do antígeno acidificado tamponado. Somente 4% (4/100) das amostras avaliadas foram sororreagentes a B. canis, com soropositividade variando entre 4.17 -10%. Contudo, as amostras positivas foram oriundas somente das cidades de Apucarana (4.17%; 2/48) e Londrina (10%; 2/20). Não foram verificadas amostras sororreagentes a B. abortus na população canina avaliada. Esses resultados sugerem que B. Canis circula na população de cães da região Norte do Paraná.
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