ArticleParasites & vectors2020
Survival of Rickettsia conorii in artificially contaminated whole and leukoreduced canine blood units during the storage period.
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- Prestorage Leukoreduction of Canine Blood Products: A Critically Appraised Topic.Veterinary sciences · 2026Review
- Tickborne Neoehrlichia mikurensis in the Blood of Blood Donors, Norway, 2023.Emerging infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Rickettsia species in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks feeding on human skin and clinical manifestations of tick-borne infections after tick bite.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Randomized double-blinded clinical trial on acute transfusion reactions in dogs receiving leukoreduced versus nonleukoreduced packed red blood cells.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2021Article
- The Effects of Pre-Storage Leukoreduction on the Conservation of Bovine Whole Blood in Plastic Bags.Biology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe ability of tick-borne agents to survive in stored blood bags is a key factor for their transmissibility by blood transfusion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival and potential infectivity of Rickettsia conorii (RC) in artificially contaminated canine whole blood (WB) and in leukoreduced whole blood (LR-WB) during the storage period.
methodsRC was cultured on L929 cells. We used a one-week 25-cm
resultsRC survived for the entire storage period in both whole and leukoreduced blood. All bags contained viable bacteria until 7 dpi; RC viability generally decreased over time, particularly in LR-WB bags where the isolation time was longer than in WB. Viable bacteria were still isolated at 35 dpi in 3 WB and 3 LR-WB.
conclusionsLeukoreduction reduced but did not eliminate RC in infected units. The survival and infectivity of RC in canine blood during the storage period may represent a threat for recipients.
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