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- Title
Real-time PCR-based study of haemotrophic mycoplasmas in dogs from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
- Authors
Alves, T. B.; Faggion, S. A.; Santos, E. V.; Roberto, P. G.; França, S. C.; Fachin, A. L.; Marins, M.
- Abstract
Mycoplasma haemocanis and Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum are canine haemoparasites associated with anemia in dogs. The tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus has been pointed as the main vector of transmission, but a clear association between the exposure of dogs to ticks and infection has not been established. The aim of this study was to apply real-time PCR to study the prevalence of haemoplasmas in dogs from the Brazilian town of Ribeirão Preto, where R. sanguineus is a common vector for other haemoparasites such as Ehrlichia canis and Babesia canis. DNA of Mycoplasma haemocanis was detected in 3 and Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum in 1 out of 154 tested dogs, indicating a low prevalence of these hemoparasites.
- Subjects
RIBEIRAO Preto (Brazil); POLYMERASE chain reaction; MYCOPLASMA diseases; DOG diseases; DOG parasites; ANEMIA
- Publication
Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria, 2014, Vol 46, Issue 2, p333
- ISSN
0301-732X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4067/S0301-732X2014000200021