The importance of dogs in eco-epidemiology of Lyme borreliosis: a review

Bhide, Mangesh; Trávníček, M.; Curlik, A.; Ŝtefanĉíková, A.

doi:10.17221/5687-vetmed

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“…Disease can be identified by serological methods (IFAT, ELISA, Western Blot etc.) with the help of clinical findings [51,53,54] .…”

Section: Dirofilaria Immitismentioning

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Seroprevalence of Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis and Borrelia burgdorferi in Dogs in Iğdır Province, Turkey

Sari¹,

Taşçi²,

Kiliç³

2013

Kafkas Univ Vet Fak Derg

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SummaryIn this study, by using a Snap3dx test kit, 100 dogs sera were examined. Dirofilaria immitis infection was detected in 40 dogs (40%) and Ehrlichia canis antibodies were present in just 1 dog (1%), Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies were not detected in the test. Twenty-two of dogs (22%) are infested with ticks. A total of 42 ticks, 9 of female and 33 of male, were collected from dogs. Ticks collected from dogs were R. sanguineus 76.2% (32/42) and 23.8% of them (10/42) were Rhipicephalus spp. Considering the prevalence of potential vectors (mosquitoes and ticks), it is concluded that dirofilariosis and ehrlichiosis cases are often encountered in Iğdır province. Keywords: Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis, Borrelia burgdorferi, Dog, Iğdır Iğdır Yöresinde Köpeklerde Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis ve Borrelia burgdorferi'nin Seroprevalansının Araştırılması ÖzetBu çalışma ile Iğdır yöresinde sahipli 100 köpekten elde edilen serumlarda Snap 3dx kiti kullanılarak Dirofilaria immitis antijenine %40, Ehrlichia canis antikoruna %1 oranında rastlanmış, Borrelia burgdorferi antikoru ise saptanamamıştır. Köpeklerin 22'si (22%) kenelerle enfeste bulunmuştur. Köpeklerden toplanan 42 adet kenenin 9'unun dişi, 33'ünün erkek olduğu görülmüştür. Kenelerin %76.2'sinin (32/42) R. sanguineus ve %23.8'inin (10/42) Rhipicephalus spp. türü olduğu belirlenmiştir. Iğdır yöresinde potansiyel vektörlerin (sivrisinek ve kene) yaygınlığı da göz önünde bulundurulduğunda, dirofilariosis ve ehrlichiosis vakalarıyla sıklıkla karşılaşılabileceği kanısına varılmıştır.

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“…Disease can be identified by serological methods (IFAT, ELISA, Western Blot etc.) with the help of clinical findings [51,53,54] .…”

Section: Dirofilaria Immitismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It has been reported that Lyme disease is one of the most common disease transmitted by ticks in Europe (2.1-53.7%), Brazil (9.7%) and North America (2.3-76.3%) [13,33,47,48,[54][55][56] . Borrelia burgdorferi is the factor of disease was also isolated from vector Ixodes ricinus species ticks [57][58][59][60] .…”

Section: Dirofilaria Immitismentioning

confidence: 99%

Seroprevalence of Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis and Borrelia burgdorferi in Dogs in Iğdır Province, Turkey

Sari¹,

Taşçi²,

Kiliç³

2013

Kafkas Univ Vet Fak Derg

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“…Un resultado similar señalaron Bermúdez y Miranda (2011), quienes encontraron que los perros que salían de cacería fueron más propensos a infestarse con garrapatas, incluyendo I. affinis, que los perros que no salían de cacería. Los perros de caza suelen llevar garrapatas infectadas desde la selva hasta el medio ambiente humano, donde las garrapatas hembras ponen sus huevos y los estadios inmaduros se alimentan preferentemente de pequeños mamíferos y roedores (Shimada et al, 2003;Bhide et al, 2004). La presencia de roedores en el área peridoméstica facilita la alimentación de las larvas y ninfas, por lo tanto, ayuda a que la población de garrapatas se establezca (Bhide et al, 2004).…”

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“…Los perros de caza suelen llevar garrapatas infectadas desde la selva hasta el medio ambiente humano, donde las garrapatas hembras ponen sus huevos y los estadios inmaduros se alimentan preferentemente de pequeños mamíferos y roedores (Shimada et al, 2003;Bhide et al, 2004). La presencia de roedores en el área peridoméstica facilita la alimentación de las larvas y ninfas, por lo tanto, ayuda a que la población de garrapatas se establezca (Bhide et al, 2004). Estas ninfas ixodidas tienen una amplia gama de hospederos, incluyendo perros y humanos, y al sufrir la metamorfosis en adultos, se convierten en la principal fuente de infección para los perros (Smith et al, 1993).…”

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Ixodes affinis (Acari: Ixodidae) in dogs from rural localities of Yucatán, Mexico: Prevalence, abundance and associated factors

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ResumenEsta investigación describe la prevalencia y abundancia de, así como los factores asociados a la infestación con Ixodes affinis en perros que viven en dos ambientes diferentes: dos comunidades rurales, Tixméhuac (con selva mediana sub-caducifolia) y Opichén (con parches de selva baja caducifolia, tierras cultivadas y pastizales), en Yucatán, México. Los factores asociados se obtuvieron mediante un análisis de X 2 y las variables con P < 0.2 se sometieron a una regresión logística. Se obtuvieron un total de 33 garrapatas adultas del género Ixodes de 144 perros. La prevalencia de infestación de perros con I. affinis fue de 11.11% (16/144). Cuando la prevalencia de infestación de I. affinis se consideró por comunidad, Tixméhuac tuvo una prevalencia de 19.6% (11/56) y Opichén de 5.6% (5/88). La abundancia de I. affinis en ambas localidades promedió 2.1 (1-4) garrapatas/perro. Los factores asociados a la infestación de I. affinis en perros fueron la comunidad de Tixméhuac [razón de momios (RM) = 3.70; IC 95% = 1.24-11.08; P = 0.001], que está rodeada por selva mediana sub-caducifolia, y los perros que salen de cacería en estas zonas (RM = 7.56; IC 95% = 1.63-35.04; P = 0.001). En México, este es el primer reporte de la prevalencia y abundancia de la infestación con I. affinis en perros, que se asocia con el acceso de los perros a áreas selváticas adyacentes.

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“…(Ogden et al, 2006;Solís-Hernández et al, 2015). La detección de Borrelia en perros podría ser un criterio importante para la evaluación del riesgo de la EL en humanos, ya que el perro puede emplearse como indicador epidemiológico para la identificación de nuevos focos de esta enfermedad (Bhide, Travnicek, Curlik, & Stefancikova, 2004;Little, Heise, Blagburn, Callister, & MeadLyme, 2010).…”

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Detección de Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato en perros y sus garrapatas en comunidades rurales de Yucatán, México

Solís-Hernández

Rodríguez-Vivas

Esteve-Gassent

et al. 2017

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In Mexico, the distribution and the presence of pathogenic genospecies of B. burgdorferi in dogs and their ticks has not been extensively investigated. The study of canine borreliosis is acquiring greater relevance, since the dog is considered to be an important sentinel for pathogens pertaining to the complex Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato; in addition, dogs could be playing a key role in the spread of ticks from forested areas into the domestic environment. This study aimed to detect and estimate the prevalence of B. burgdorferi s.l. in dogs and their ticks in two rural communities of Yucatán, Mexico. In each community, 50 houses were visited, where 144 blood samples from dogs were studied by puncture of the saphenous vein, as well as the collection of their ticks. To detect the presence of B. burgdorferi s.l. in these samples, the conserved gene flaB, p66 and ospC were PCR amplified. A total of 144 dog blood samples, and 846 of ticks were obtained from the examined animals. Considering tick species, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (786 / 846) was common, while Ixodes affinis (33 / 846), and Amblyomma mixtum (27 / 846) resulted less frequent. As per gene conservation, the prevalence of B. burgdorferi in canine blood was 17.3 % (25 / 144) to flaB, 12.50 % (18 / 144) for p66 and 1.38 % (2 / 144) for the ospC gene. Within the analyzed ticks, R. sanguineus s.l. had a prevalence of 0.89 %, A. mixtum 5.88 % and I. affinis 15.15 %, being this last species the one that presented higher prevalence. Two dogs and their ticks I. affinis were positive to the flaB gene. Only a tick R. sanguineus s.l. was positive to the gene p66 and no tick species was positive the ospC gene. This study confirmed the existence of B. burgdorferi s.l. in dogs and their ticks in rural communities of Yucatán, Mexico. The detection of Borrelia in dogs may be an important criterion for the evaluation of the risk of borreliosis in humans, since the dog can be used as an epidemiological indicator for the identification of new outbreaks of this disease.

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The importance of dogs in eco-epidemiology of Lyme borreliosis: a review

Cited by 23 publications

References 55 publications

Seroprevalence of Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis and Borrelia burgdorferi in Dogs in Iğdır Province, Turkey

Seroprevalence of Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis and Borrelia burgdorferi in Dogs in Iğdır Province, Turkey

Ixodes affinis (Acari: Ixodidae) in dogs from rural localities of Yucatán, Mexico: Prevalence, abundance and associated factors

Detección de Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato en perros y sus garrapatas en comunidades rurales de Yucatán, México

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