SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO Ehrlichia canis IN CATS

Authors

  • Mariana Campos Fontalvo Laboratório de Doenças Parasitárias, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Univasf, Petrolina, PE, Brasil
  • Isis Assis Braga Laboratório de Virologia e Rickettsioses, Hospital Veterinário, Departamento de Clínica Medica Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brasil
  • Daniel Moura Aguiar Laboratório de Virologia e Rickettsioses, Hospital Veterinário, Departamento de Clínica Medica Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brasil
  • Mauricio Claudio Horta Laboratório de Doenças Parasitárias, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Univasf, Petrolina, PE, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/cab17333845

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Parasithology

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to estimate the occurrence of Ehrlichia canis in cats from the semiarid region of Northeast of Brazil. Sera of 101 healthy cats were submitted by Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA), and considered positive when antibody titers ? 40 were obtained. Seroprevalence of 35.6% (36/101) was found, with the following titers: 40 (15 animals); 160 (6); 320 (1); 640 (3), and 2,560 (11). No statistical differences were observed when comparing county of origin, gender, age, breed, and modus vivendi (pet and stray cats), and no ticks were observed in any of the cats. This study revealed exposure to E. canis in cats of the Semiarid Northeast of Brazil.
Keywords: Caatinga; ehrlichiosis; feline; hemoparasite; semiarid.

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Published

2016-07-29

How to Cite

FONTALVO, M. C.; BRAGA, I. A.; AGUIAR, D. M.; HORTA, M. C. SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO Ehrlichia canis IN CATS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 17, n. 3, p. 418–424, 2016. DOI: 10.1590/cab17333845. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/33845. Acesso em: 2 nov. 2024.

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Veterinary Medicine

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