ArticleParasites & vectors2014
First report of Babesia gibsoni in Central America and survey for vector-borne infections in dogs from Nicaragua.
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- Seroprevalence and Current Infections of Canine Vector-Borne Diseases in Costa Rica.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2019Article
- Seroprevalence and current infections of canine vector-borne diseases in Nicaragua.Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
- A review of the genusResearch and reports in tropical medicine · 2018Review
- Survey of vector-borne agents in feral cats and first report of Babesia gibsoni in cats on St Kitts, West Indies.BMC veterinary research · 2017Article
- Development of a pan-Babesia FRET-qPCR and a survey of livestock from five Caribbean islands.BMC veterinary research · 2015Article
- Detection of Dirofilaria immitis and other arthropod-borne filarioids by an HRM real-time qPCR, blood-concentrating techniques and a serological assay in dogs from Costa Rica.Parasites & vectors · 2015Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough many vector-borne diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality in dogs in tropical areas and potential zoonoses, there is little information on these conditions in Central America.
methodsSeven qPCRs for vector-borne pathogens were performed on a Roche LightCycler PCR Instrument to investigate their prevalence in a convenience sample of whole blood samples from apparently healthy dogs in Nicaragua. Also, a qPCR targeting the canine hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS) gene was used as an endogenous internal control and verified the quality and quantity of DNA in the samples was appropriate for the study.
resultsWe found DNA of Rickettsia felis (5%), Babesia spp. (26%), Hepatozoon canis (51%), Anaplasma platys (13%) and Ehrlichia canis (56%) in the 39 dogs studied. The qPCRs for Coxiella burnetii and Dirofilaria immitis were negative. Of the 30 (80%) dogs that were positive by qPCR, 12 (31%) were positive for one agent, 11 (28%) for two, 3 (8%) for three, and 4 (10%) for four agents.
conclusionsThis is the first report of B. gibsoni in dogs from Central America and the first recording of vector-borne agents in dogs from Nicaragua. Dogs in Nicaragua are commonly infected with a variety of vector-borne pathogens, some of which may also infect people.
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