In:
Acta Parasitologica, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 63, No. 2 ( 2018-06-26), p. 412-415
Abstract:
Despite the fact vector-borne diseases (VBDs) have been increasingly reported in dogs worldwide, there are only limited reports on VBDs in dogs in China with most being based on molecular detection of active infections. To provide further data on the exposure of dogs in China to VBD agents, we used commercial immunochromatographic assays to test plasma from 637 apparently healthy indoor and breeding colony dogs from 21 veterinary clinics in 10 provinces in China and a commercial dog breeding facility for circulating antigen of Dirofilaria immitis , and for circulating antibodies against Ehrlichia spp., Anaplasma spp., and Borrelia burgdorferi . Overall, we found only low levels of exposure to Ehrlichia spp. (4.7%; 30/637), Anaplasma spp. (1.4%; 9/637), B . burgdorferi (0.9%; 6/637) and D . immitis (0.2%; 1/637) with most of the positive animals coming from the commercial breeding colony (26/103; 25.2%) where ectoparasites were most commonly noted. At least one vector-borne agent was found in dogs from 6 of the 10 provinces investigated. Our results confirm exposure of dogs from around China to a variety of VBDs, even indoor pets seldom observed to harbor ectoparasites.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1896-1851
,
1230-2821
DOI:
10.1515/ap-2018-0047
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2018
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2235366-5
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1132735-2
SSG:
12
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