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A serological and molecular survey of Babesia vogeli, Ehrlichia canis and Rickettsia spp. among dogs in the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil

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Title
A serological and molecular survey of Babesia vogeli, Ehrlichia canis and Rickettsia spp. among dogs in the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, March 2015
DOI 10.1590/s1984-29612015008
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Andréa Pereira da Costa, Francisco Borges Costa, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Iara Silveira, Jonas Moraes-Filho, João Fábio Soares, Mariana Granziera Spolidorio, Rita de Maria Seabra Nogueira de Candanedo Guerra

Abstract

This study evaluated exposure and infection by tick-borne agents (Babesia vogeli, Ehrlichia canis and Rickettsia spp.) in 172 dogs in rural areas and 150 dogs in urban areas of the municipality of Chapadinha, state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil, using molecular and serological methods. Overall, 16.1% of the sampled dogs (52/322) were seroreactive to B. vogeli, with endpoint titers ranging from 40 to 640. For E. canis, 14.6% of the dogs (47/322) were seroreactive, with endpoint titers from 80 to 163,840. Antibodies reactive to at least one of the five species of Rickettsia were detected in 18.9% of the dogs (61/322), with endpoint titers ranging from 64 to 4,096. High endpoint titers were observed for Rickettsia amblyommii. Three (0.9%) and nine (2.8%) canine blood samples were PCR-positive for Babesia spp. and E. canis. The ticks collected from urban dogs were all Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, whereas the rural dogs were infested by R. sanguineus s.l, Amblyomma cajennense sensu lato and Amblyomma ovale. One A. ovale tick was found to be infected by Rickettsia bellii. This study provides an epidemiological background for controlling and preventing canine tick-borne diseases in a neglected region of Brazil.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 3 7%
Professor 1 2%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 2%
Researcher 1 2%
Unknown 40 87%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 4 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 2%
Chemistry 1 2%
Unknown 40 87%
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