2013
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612013000400012
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Abstract: Tick-borne pathogens affect a wide range of vertebrate hosts. To identify tick-borne pathogens among dogs from Campo Grande, MS, Brazil testing seropositive for Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi), a serological and molecular study was conducted to detect Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma platys and Babesia vogeli in 60 serum and spleen samples. A confirmatory diagnosis of L. infantum based on serological and molecular assays was also performed, as was sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis to assess the iden… Show more

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“…Although the tick infestation of the animals in that study was not evaluated, the high frequency of infection by other tick-borne pathogens such as Ehrlichia canis (38.04%) and Anaplasma platys (48.78%) suggests that tick infestation in dogs occurs frequently in the region. Similar findings were reported in Campo Grande, where high frequencies of infection by other tick-borne pathogens have been observed (DAGNONE et al, 2009;SOUSA et al, 2013). Therefore, considering the wide distribution of R. sanguineus in different urban areas, one question remains: How can the wide variations in H. canis infection rates in dogs from Brazil be explained?…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 70%
“…Although the tick infestation of the animals in that study was not evaluated, the high frequency of infection by other tick-borne pathogens such as Ehrlichia canis (38.04%) and Anaplasma platys (48.78%) suggests that tick infestation in dogs occurs frequently in the region. Similar findings were reported in Campo Grande, where high frequencies of infection by other tick-borne pathogens have been observed (DAGNONE et al, 2009;SOUSA et al, 2013). Therefore, considering the wide distribution of R. sanguineus in different urban areas, one question remains: How can the wide variations in H. canis infection rates in dogs from Brazil be explained?…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 70%
“…On the other hand, Vides et al (2011) reported a higher seroprevalence by IFAT (10.9%) among cats sampled in the city of Araçatuba, state of São Paulo, which was higher than that found in this study, probably because all the cats sampled in the former study showed dermatologic lesions, one of the most suggestive clinical signs of feline leishmaniasis (SOLANO-GALLEGO et al, 2007). Sousa et al (2013) recently found high seroprevalence (100%) and high levels of L. infantum antibody titers ranged from 1:40 to 1:20480 among dogs sampled in the same area where this study was conducted. Lower seropositivity to Leishmania spp.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 75%
“…Anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies in the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul have been reported by other researchers, with frequencies higher than that observed in this work and according to the particular characteristics of each region under study (NUNES et al, 2001;CORTADA et al, 2004;ANDRADE et al, 2009;ALMEIDA et al, 2012;SOUSA et al, 2013;BRITO et al, 2014). This may be related to the opportunist feeding behavior of the vector.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 48%