Serological evidence of exposure to Rickettsia, Bartonella and Ehrlichia spp. in healthy or Leishmania infantum infected dogs from Barcelona
Roura, Xavier ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hospital Clínic Veterinari)
Breitschwerdt, Edward ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(North Carolina State University. Department of Clinical Sciences and the Vector Borne Disease)
Lloret, Albert ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hospital Clínic Veterinari)
Ferrer i Caubet, Lluís ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals)
Hegarty, B. (North Carolina State University. Department of Clinical Sciences and the Vector Borne Disease)
Fecha: |
2005 |
Resumen: |
Fifty dogs from the area around Barcelona, Spain, were evaluated for serologic evidence of exposure to vector-borne pathogens. Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichiacanis, Borrelia burgdorferi, Leishmania infantum, Bartonella vinsonii subspecies berkhoffi, and Rickettsia rickettsii antigens were used for testing purposes. Seroreactivity was determined in 3 different groups of dogs that were categorized based upon their L infantum infection status: uninfected healthy dogs (group 1), L infantum-infected healthy dogs (group 2), and L infantum-infected dogs with clinical manifestations consistent with leishmaniasis (group 3). Of the 50 dogs included in this study, 49 had serologic evidence of exposure to at least 1 organism for which testing was performed. |
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Lengua: |
Anglès |
Documento: |
Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
Materia: |
Canine ;
Serology ;
Co-infections ;
Leishmaniasis |
Publicado en: |
The Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine, Vol. 3 Núm. 2 (2005) , ISSN 1559-470X |
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