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Tereza Emmanuelle de Farias Rotondano1, Felipe da Silva Krawczak2, Werona de Oliveira Barbosa3, Jonas Moraes-Filho2, Fernanda Nieri Bastos2, Marcelo Bahia Labruna2, Sérgio Santos de Azevedo4, Marcia Almeida de Melo4, Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida5.
Abstract
The aims of our study was to identify Ehrlichia canis and antibodies against Rickettsia spp. belonging to the spotted fever group (SFG) in dogs sampled from Paraiba state, northeastern Brazil. Blood and serum samples collected by convenience from dogs in urban areas of five municipalities were analyzed by real-time PCR for the detection of E. canis DNA and by immunofluorescence assay test (IFAT) for the identification of antibodies against Rickettsia rickettsii, R. felis, R. parkeri, R. amblyommii and R. rhipicephali antigens. E. canis DNA was detected in 8.9% (64/719) of the blood samples, whereas 5.63% (43/763) of the serum samples were positive for at least one of the Rickettsia antigens tested by IFAT. This study showed for the first time the occurrence of E. canis and suggested the circulation of SFG Rickettsia in dogs in the study region of Paraiba state, northeastern Brazil.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28658415 DOI： 10.1590/S1984-29612017030
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Bras Parasitol Vet ISSN： 0103-846X