Survey of Ehrlichia canis, Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. in dogs from a semiarid region of Brazil

Pesquisa de Ehrlichia canis, Babesia spp. e Hepatozoon spp. em cães de uma região semiárida do Brasil

dc.creatorRotondano, Tereza Emmanuelle de Farias
dc.creatorAlmeida, Herta Karyanne Araújo
dc.creatorKrawczak, Felipe da Silva
dc.creatorSantana, Vanessa Lira
dc.creatorVidal, Ivana Fernandes
dc.creatorLabruna, Marcelo Bahia
dc.creatorde Azevedo, Sérgio Santos
dc.creatorAde lmeida, Alzira Maria Paiva
dc.creatorde Melo, Marcia Almeida
dc.date2017-11-22T14:11:02Z
dc.date2017-11-22T14:11:02Z
dc.date2015
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T23:45:29Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T23:45:29Z
dc.identifierROTONDANO, T. E. DE F. et al. Survey of Ehrlichia canis, Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. in dogs from a semiarid region of Brazil. Revista Brasileira De Parasitologia Veterinaria = Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology: Orgao Oficial Do Colegio Brasileiro De Parasitologia Veterinaria, v. 24, n. 1, p. 52–58, mar. 2015.
dc.identifier1984-2961
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/23308
dc.identifier10.1590/S1984-29612015011
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8893898
dc.descriptionThis study assessed the occurrence of Ehrlichia spp., Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. infections in 100 tick-harboring dogs from a semiarid region of the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. Blood samples and ticks were collected from the animals, and a questionnaire was submitted to dog owners to obtain general data. Blood samples were used to perform hemogram, direct blood smear and immunological and molecular hemoparasite detection. The 1,151 ticks collected were identified as Rhipicephalus sanguineus; direct smears revealed E. canis-like morulae in the monocytes of 4% (4/100) of the non-vaccinated female dogs, and 34% and 25% of the dogs tested positive for Ehrlichia canis by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), respectively. Blood smear examination revealed Babesia-suggestive merozoites in the erythrocytes of 2% (2/100) of the animals. Babesia vogeli was detected by PCR in ten animals (10%) and was correlated with young age (p = 0.007) and thrombocytopenia (p = 0.01). None of the animals showed Hepatozoon spp. positivity. These results indicate that E. canis is the main tick-borne canine pathogen in the study area and provide the first report of B. vogeli infection in dogs from Paraiba State.
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dc.languagepor
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectEhrlichia
dc.subjectBabesia
dc.subjectHepatozoon
dc.subjectcães
dc.subjectNordeste do Brasil
dc.subjectAlveolata
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectAntibodies, Bacterial
dc.subjectAntibodies, Protozoan
dc.subjectBabesia
dc.subjectBabesiosis
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectClimate
dc.subjectDog Diseases
dc.subjectdogs
dc.subjectEhrlichia canis
dc.subjectEhrlichiosis
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectProtozoan Infections, Animal
dc.subjectAlveolados
dc.subjectBabesiose
dc.subjectepidemiologia
dc.subjectDoenças do Cão
dc.subjectparasitologia
dc.subjectEhrlichia canis
dc.subjectEhrlichiose
dc.subjectveterinária
dc.subjectInfecções Protozoárias em Animais
dc.subjectimunologia
dc.subjectAnimais
dc.subjectAnticorpos Antibacterianos
dc.subjectsangue
dc.subjectAnticorpos Antiprotozoários
dc.subjectBabesia
dc.subjectBabesiose
dc.subjectBrasil
dc.subjectClima
dc.subjectCães
dc.subjectFeminino
dc.titleSurvey of Ehrlichia canis, Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. in dogs from a semiarid region of Brazil
dc.titlePesquisa de Ehrlichia canis, Babesia spp. e Hepatozoon spp. em cães de uma região semiárida do Brasil
dc.typeArticle


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