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Serosurvey for tick-borne diseases in dogs from the Eastern Amazon, Brazil

Overview of attention for article published in Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, June 2013
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Title
Serosurvey for tick-borne diseases in dogs from the Eastern Amazon, Brazil
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, June 2013
DOI 10.1590/s1984-29612013005000023
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Mariana Granziera Spolidorio, Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino, Samantha Yuri Oshiro Branco Valadas, Herbert Sousa Soares, Kedson Alessandri Lobo Neves, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Múcio Flavio Barbosa Ribeiro, Solange Maria Gennari

Abstract

Canine ehrlichiosis and babesiosis are the most prevalent tick-borne diseases in Brazilian dogs. Few studies have focused attention in surveying tick-borne diseases in the Brazilian Amazon region. A total of 129 blood samples were collected from dogs living in the Brazilian eastern Amazon. Seventy-two samples from dogs from rural areas of 19 municipalities and 57 samples from urban stray dogs from Santarém municipality were collected. Serum samples were submitted to Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) with antigens of Babesia canis vogeli, Ehrlichia canis, and six Rickettsia species. The frequency of dogs containing anti-B. canis vogeli, anti-E. canis, and anti-Rickettsia spp. antibodies was 42.6%, 16.2%, and 31.7%, respectively. Anti-B. canis vogeli antibodies were detected in 59.6% of the urban dogs, and in 29.1% of the rural dogs (P < 0.05). For E. canis, seroprevalence was similar among urban (15.7%) and rural (16.6%) dogs. For Rickettsia spp., rural dogs presented significantly higher (P < 0.05) prevalence (40.3%) than urban animals (21.1%). This first study on tick-borne pathogens in dogs from the Brazilian eastern Amazon indicates that dogs are exposed to several agents, such as Babesia organisms, mostly in the urban area; Spotted Fever group Rickettsia organisms, mostly in the rural area; and Ehrlichia organisms, in dogs from both areas studied.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 1 2%
Unknown 64 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 15 23%
Researcher 7 11%
Student > Bachelor 6 9%
Student > Postgraduate 6 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 8%
Other 14 22%
Unknown 12 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 18 28%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 20%
Medicine and Dentistry 7 11%
Unspecified 4 6%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 3%
Other 6 9%
Unknown 15 23%
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#19,944,091
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#152,183
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#2
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