Molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) ticks in dogs and their domestic environment in Cuiaba, MT, Brazil
The central region of Brazil is known to be an endemic area for canine ehrlichiosis. Therefore, this study aims to determine the prevalence rates of E. canis infection in dogs and in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks collected from the dogs and their home environments. Serum samples and genomic DNA fro...
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| author | Jackeliny Santos Costa Andréia Lima Tome Melo Rute Witter Thabata Anjos Pacheco Cristiane Silva Chitarra Izabelle Thayná Soares Carvalho Luciano Nakazato Valeria Dutra Richard Campos Pacheco Daniel Moura de Aguiar |
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| description | The central region of Brazil is known to be an endemic area for canine ehrlichiosis. Therefore, this study aims to determine the prevalence rates of E. canis infection in dogs and in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks collected from the dogs and their home environments. Serum samples and genomic DNA from the blood of 20 dogs and 299 ticks were analyzed by IFA and PCR assays in order to detect Ehrlichia canis antibodies and DNA. Nine (45%) of the 20 dogs were seropositive for E. canis, with titers ranging from 80 to 10240, and 6 dogs (30%) were positive for Ehrlichia spp. by PCR. Five free-living ticks were positive (2.89%, 95% confidence interval: 0.94-6.62%), as were six ticks attached to dogs (4.76%; 95% CI: 1.77-10.0%). The two groups showed a similar infection rate (P=0.395). Partial dsb DNA sequences of two samples from ticks were identical to each other and 100% (350/350 nucleotides) were identical to E. canis. Despite the high serological and molecular rates of canine ehrlichiosis in Cuiabá, the prevalence among infected ticks was lower than that found among dogs. However, adult ticks may remain infective much longer to ensure their infestation and infection of susceptible dogs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9e9ddd0100a4556b8006ca9a703f7c22022-12-21T23:21:21ZengUniversidade de São PauloBrazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science1413-95961678-44562019-09-0156210.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2019.153661Molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) ticks in dogs and their domestic environment in Cuiaba, MT, BrazilJackeliny Santos CostaAndréia Lima Tome MeloRute WitterThabata Anjos PachecoCristiane Silva ChitarraIzabelle Thayná Soares CarvalhoLuciano NakazatoValeria DutraRichard Campos PachecoDaniel Moura de AguiarThe central region of Brazil is known to be an endemic area for canine ehrlichiosis. Therefore, this study aims to determine the prevalence rates of E. canis infection in dogs and in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks collected from the dogs and their home environments. Serum samples and genomic DNA from the blood of 20 dogs and 299 ticks were analyzed by IFA and PCR assays in order to detect Ehrlichia canis antibodies and DNA. Nine (45%) of the 20 dogs were seropositive for E. canis, with titers ranging from 80 to 10240, and 6 dogs (30%) were positive for Ehrlichia spp. by PCR. Five free-living ticks were positive (2.89%, 95% confidence interval: 0.94-6.62%), as were six ticks attached to dogs (4.76%; 95% CI: 1.77-10.0%). The two groups showed a similar infection rate (P=0.395). Partial dsb DNA sequences of two samples from ticks were identical to each other and 100% (350/350 nucleotides) were identical to E. canis. Despite the high serological and molecular rates of canine ehrlichiosis in Cuiabá, the prevalence among infected ticks was lower than that found among dogs. However, adult ticks may remain infective much longer to ensure their infestation and infection of susceptible dogs.http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/153661AnaplasmataceaeVectorPrevalencePCRAntibody |
| spellingShingle | Jackeliny Santos Costa Andréia Lima Tome Melo Rute Witter Thabata Anjos Pacheco Cristiane Silva Chitarra Izabelle Thayná Soares Carvalho Luciano Nakazato Valeria Dutra Richard Campos Pacheco Daniel Moura de Aguiar Molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) ticks in dogs and their domestic environment in Cuiaba, MT, Brazil Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science Anaplasmataceae Vector Prevalence PCR Antibody |
| title | Molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) ticks in dogs and their domestic environment in Cuiaba, MT, Brazil |
| title_full | Molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) ticks in dogs and their domestic environment in Cuiaba, MT, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) ticks in dogs and their domestic environment in Cuiaba, MT, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) ticks in dogs and their domestic environment in Cuiaba, MT, Brazil |
| title_short | Molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) ticks in dogs and their domestic environment in Cuiaba, MT, Brazil |
| title_sort | molecular detection of ehrlichia canis in rhipicephalus sanguineus s l ticks in dogs and their domestic environment in cuiaba mt brazil |
| topic | Anaplasmataceae Vector Prevalence PCR Antibody |
| url | http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/153661 |
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