Artículos de revistas
Rangelia vitalii, Babesia spp. E Ehrlichia spp. em cães de Passo Fundo, estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Fecha
2016-04-01Registro en:
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria, v. 25, n. 2, p. 172-178, 2016.
0103-846X
10.1590/S1984-29612016041
S1984-29612016000200172
2-s2.0-84975215498
S1984-29612016000200172.pdf
Autor
Universidade de Passo Fundo – UPF
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Universidade de Medicina Veterinária – Unicruz
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Institución
Resumen
Pathogens transmitted by ticks are an emerging problem worldwide, this study aimed to diagnose the causal agents of infection in dogs presenting suspected hemoparasitoses. Fifty-eight dogs with clinical signs such as depression, hemorrhagic diathesis and fever were evaluated regarding clinical presentation, hemogram, blood smears and serological tests, using the indirect immunofluorescence method for the agents Babesia vogeli and Ehrlichia canis and conventional PCR for Babesia spp. (gene 18S rRNA), Rangelia vitalii (gene 18S rRNA) and Ehrlichia spp. (gene dsb). Five (8.6%) of the 58 dogs were serologically positive for Babesia spp. and three (5.1%) for E. canis. Four dogs (6.8%) were positive for R. vitalii through the molecular diagnosis. The PCR products were sequenced and the DNA from R. vitalii was found to be 99% genetically identical to samples of R. vitalii that had been isolated in Brazil. No presence of Babesia spp. or E. canis was observed through PCR on the dogs evaluated here. The results indicate the presence of R. vitalii and exposure to Babesia spp. and Ehrlichia spp. among the dogs analyzed.