SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO Ehrlichia canis IN CATS
The aim of the present study was to estimate the occurrence of Ehrlichia canis in cats from the semiarid region of Northeast of Brazil. Sera of 101 healthy cats were submitted by Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA), and considered positive when antibody titers ≥ 40 were obtained. Seroprevalence...
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| author | Mariana Campos Fontalvo Isis Assis Braga Daniel Moura Aguiar Mauricio Claudio Horta |
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| description | The aim of the present study was to estimate the occurrence of Ehrlichia canis in cats from the semiarid region of Northeast of Brazil. Sera of 101 healthy cats were submitted by Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA), and considered positive when antibody titers ≥ 40 were obtained. Seroprevalence of 35.6% (36/101) was found, with the following titers: 40 (15 animals); 160 (6); 320 (1); 640 (3), and 2,560 (11). No statistical differences were observed when comparing county of origin, gender, age, breed, and modus vivendi (pet and stray cats), and no ticks were observed in any of the cats. This study revealed exposure to E. canis in cats of the Semiarid Northeast of Brazil.
Keywords: Caatinga; ehrlichiosis; feline; hemoparasite; semiarid. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1276d598104429a8617ea8077bb0bb12022-12-21T23:38:46ZengUniversidade Federal de GoiásCiência Animal Brasileira1518-27971809-68912016-07-0117341842417035SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO Ehrlichia canis IN CATSMariana Campos Fontalvo0Isis Assis Braga1Daniel Moura Aguiar2Mauricio Claudio Horta3Laboratório de Doenças Parasitárias, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Univasf, Petrolina, PE, BrasilLaboratório de Virologia e Rickettsioses, Hospital Veterinário, Departamento de Clínica Medica Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, BrasilLaboratório de Virologia e Rickettsioses, Hospital Veterinário, Departamento de Clínica Medica Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, BrasilLaboratório de Doenças Parasitárias, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Univasf, Petrolina, PE, BrasilThe aim of the present study was to estimate the occurrence of Ehrlichia canis in cats from the semiarid region of Northeast of Brazil. Sera of 101 healthy cats were submitted by Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA), and considered positive when antibody titers ≥ 40 were obtained. Seroprevalence of 35.6% (36/101) was found, with the following titers: 40 (15 animals); 160 (6); 320 (1); 640 (3), and 2,560 (11). No statistical differences were observed when comparing county of origin, gender, age, breed, and modus vivendi (pet and stray cats), and no ticks were observed in any of the cats. This study revealed exposure to E. canis in cats of the Semiarid Northeast of Brazil. Keywords: Caatinga; ehrlichiosis; feline; hemoparasite; semiarid.https://www.revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/33845Parasithology |
| spellingShingle | Mariana Campos Fontalvo Isis Assis Braga Daniel Moura Aguiar Mauricio Claudio Horta SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO Ehrlichia canis IN CATS Ciência Animal Brasileira Parasithology |
| title | SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO Ehrlichia canis IN CATS |
| title_full | SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO Ehrlichia canis IN CATS |
| title_fullStr | SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO Ehrlichia canis IN CATS |
| title_full_unstemmed | SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO Ehrlichia canis IN CATS |
| title_short | SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO Ehrlichia canis IN CATS |
| title_sort | serological evidence of exposure to ehrlichia canis in cats |
| topic | Parasithology |
| url | https://www.revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/33845 |
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