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Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA and antibodies against Anaplasma spp., Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. and Ehrlichia canis in a dog kennel in South-Central Romania

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dc.contributor.authorCazan, Cristina Daniela
dc.contributor.authorMatei, Ioana Adriana
dc.contributor.authorIonică, Angela Monica
dc.contributor.authorD’Amico, Gianluca
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz Hernández, Clara
dc.contributor.authorBerriatua Fernández de Larrea, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorDumitrache, Mirabela Oana
dc.contributor.departmentSin departamento asociado
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-19T11:01:17Z
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dc.date.copyright© The Author(s) 2020
dc.date.issued2020-08-03
dc.description.abstractCanine vector-borne diseases are caused by pathogens transmitted by arthropods including ticks, mosquitoes and sand flies. Many canine vector-borne diseases are of zoonotic importance. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of vector-borne infections caused by Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma spp. and Leishmania infantum in a dog kennel in Argeș County, Romania. Dog kennels are shelters for stray dogs with no officially registered owners that are gathered to be neutered and/or boarded for national/international adoptions by various public or private organizations. The international dog adoptions might represent a risk in the transmission of pathogens into new regions. In this context, a total number of 149 blood samples and 149 conjunctival swabs from asymptomatic kennel dogs were assessed using serology and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Antibodies against B. burgdorferi s.l. were detected in one dog (0.6%), anti-Anaplasma antibodies were found in five dogs (3.3%), while ten dogs (6.7%) tested positive for D. immitis antigen. Overall, 20.1% (30/149) of dogs were positive for L. infantum DNA. All samples were seronegative for anti-Leishmania antibodies. When adopting dogs from this region of Romania, owners should be aware of possible infection with especially L. infantum. The travel of infected dogs may introduce the infection to areas where leishmaniasis is not present.
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dc.identifier.citationActa Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2020, Vol. 62 : 42
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-020-00540-4
dc.identifier.eissn1751-0147
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/188210
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.relationMOD was the grant recipient of CNCS-UEFISCDI Grant Agency Romania, research grants PD38/2018 and TE299/2015. The work of MOD was supported by the research grants PD38/2018 and TE299/2015. The work of CDC, AMI, IAM and GD was supported by the research grant TE 299/2015. The publication was supported by funds from the National Research Development Projects to finance excellence (PFE)-37/2018–2020 granted by the Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation.
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-020-00540-4
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
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dc.subjectDogs
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectKennel
dc.subjectLeishamania infantum
dc.subjectCanine vector borne diseases
dc.subject.odsObjetivo 17: Alianzas
dc.subject.odsObjetivo 3: Salud
dc.titleDetection of Leishmania infantum DNA and antibodies against Anaplasma spp., Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. and Ehrlichia canis in a dog kennel in South-Central Romania
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