Open AccessOCCURRENCE OF TICK-BORNE PATHOGENS IN STRAY DOGS FROM HAVANA, CUBA
Author(s) -
Belkis Corona,
Adrian Alberto Díaz-Sánchez,
Marina L. Meli,
Ernesto Vega Cañizares,
Lisset Roblejo Arias,
Yanet López Dorta,
Evelyn Lobo Rivero,
Regina HofmannLehmann
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
acta biomedica scientifica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9596
pISSN - 2541-9420
DOI - 10.29413/abs.2018-3.4.25
Subject(s) - ehrlichia canis , biology , ehrlichia , anaplasma phagocytophilum , virology , 16s ribosomal rna , felis , rickettsia , veterinary medicine , ehrlichiosis , anaplasma , tick , microbiology and biotechnology , borrelia burgdorferi , bacteria , medicine , serology , genetics , cats , virus , antibody
The article presents the results of examination of stray dogs from Havana, Cuba for six ixodid tick-borne diseases. Analysis was carried out using real-time PCR. Overall 107 dogs, 95 (89.09 %) were infected. 41 dogs (38.31 %), 66 (61.68 %), 28 (26.17 %) and 40 (37.38 %) were found to be infected with Anaplasma platys, Ehrlichia canis, Rickettsia spp. and Hepatozoon canis, respectively. Sequence analysis of 16S rRNA and groEL genes for Rickettsia spp. revealed 99 % identity with Rickettsia felis. There were no dogs infected with A. phagocytophilum and Borrelia spp.