Article ; Online: Molecular and Serological Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, A. platys, Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeenses, E. ewingii, Borrelia burgdorferi, Babesia canis, B. gibsoni and B. vogeli among Clinically Healthy Outdoor Dogs in Serbia.
Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports
2018 Volume 14, Page(s) 117–122
Abstract: ... chaffeensis, E. ewingii and Borrelia burgdorferi antibody status. B. canis, B. gibsoni and B. vogeli antibody ... one dog was A. platys, one was E. ewingii and two dogs were B. burgdorferi seroreactive with the SNAP® ... of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, A. platys, Ehrlichia canis, Babesia canis, B. gibsoni and B. vogeli. A research based SNAP assay ...
| Abstract | Data concerning combined molecular and serological prevalence of emerging canine tick-borne pathogens in Serbia are lacking. A large population of outdoor living dogs in Belgrade, Serbia's' capital, present an excellent population for epidemiology study. Blood samples were collected from 111 dogs, including 46 shelter, 31 free roaming, and 34 hunting dogs. Species-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook Maine, USA) was applied for the molecular detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, A. platys, Ehrlichia canis, Babesia canis, B. gibsoni and B. vogeli. A research based SNAP assay (SNAP® M-A, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook Maine, USA) that uses genus and species-specific peptides was used to asses Anaplasma spp., A. phagocytophilum, A. platys, Ehrlichia spp., E. canis, E. chaffeensis, E. ewingii and Borrelia burgdorferi antibody status. B. canis, B. gibsoni and B. vogeli antibody status was assessed with an indirect immunofluorescence test (MegaCor Diagnostic, Horbranz, Austria). Anaplasma spp. and Ehrlichia spp. DNA was not amplified. One quarter of the dogs were A. phagocytophilum, one dog was A. platys, one was E. ewingii and two dogs were B. burgdorferi seroreactive with the SNAP® M-A. Babesia canis or B. gibsoni DNA was amplified by PCR from 16.2% of dogs, whereas 67.6% were seroreactive to one or more Babesia spp. Babesia vogeli was not PCR amplified. We conclude that outdoor dogs in this territory are reservoirs for B. canis and B. gibsoni and are frequently co-exposed to combinations of Anaplasma and Babesia spp. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Anaplasma phagocytophilum/genetics ; Anaplasmosis/epidemiology ; Animals ; Animals, Wild ; Antibodies, Bacterial/blood ; Babesia/genetics ; Borrelia burgdorferi/genetics ; Disease Reservoirs/microbiology ; Disease Reservoirs/parasitology ; Dog Diseases/microbiology ; Dog Diseases/parasitology ; Dogs/microbiology ; Dogs/parasitology ; Ehrlichia canis/genetics ; Ehrlichiosis/veterinary ; Female ; Lyme Disease/veterinary ; Male ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Prevalence ; Serbia/epidemiology ; Seroepidemiologic Studies ; Tick-Borne Diseases/epidemiology |
| Chemical Substances | Antibodies, Bacterial |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2018-10-06 |
| Publishing country | Netherlands |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ISSN | 2405-9390 |
| ISSN (online) | 2405-9390 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.vprsr.2018.10.001 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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