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- Title
Molecular detection of Dirofilaria immitis, Hepatozoon canis, Babesia spp., Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis in dogs on Costa Rica.
- Authors
Wei, Lanjing; Kelly, Patrick; Ackerson, Kate; El-Mahallawy, Heba S.; Kaltenboeck, Bernhard; Wang, Chengming
- Abstract
Although vector-borne diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality in dogs in tropical areas, there is little information on these conditions in Costa Rica. In PCRs of blood from dogs in Costa Rica, we did not detect DNAs of Rickettsia (R.) felis and Coxiella (C.) burnetii but we did find evidence of infection with Dirofilaria (D.) immitis (9/40, 22.5%), Hepatozoon (H.) canis (15/40, 37.5%), Babesia spp. (10/40, 25%; 2 with B. gibsoni and 8 with B. vogeli), Anaplasma (A.) platys (3/40, 7.5%) and Ehrlichia (E.) canis (20/40, 50%). Nine dogs (22.5%) were free of any vector-borne pathogens while 14 (35%) were infected with a single pathogen, 11 (27.5%) with two, 4 (10%) with three, 1 (2.5%) with four, and 1 (2.5%) with five pathogens. Dogs in Costa Rica are commonly infected with vector-borne agents
- Subjects
DOG parasites; CAT parasites; DIROFILARIA; DIPETALONEMATIDAE; CANIDAE; ANAPLASMA; RICKETTSIACEAE
- Publication
Acta Parasitologica, 2015, Vol 60, Issue 1, p21
- ISSN
1230-2821
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/ap-2015-0003