Molecular and serological detection of tick-borne pathogens in dogs from an area endemic for Leishmania infantumin Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Molecular and serological detection of tick-borne pathogens in dogs from an area endemic for Leishmania infantumin Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Tick-borne pathogens affect a wide range of vertebrate hosts. To identify tick-borne pathogens among dogs from Campo Grande, MS, Brazil testing seropositive for Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi), a serological and molecular study was conducted to detectEhrlichia canis, Anaplasma platys and Babes...

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Main Authors: Keyla Carstens Marques de Sousa, Marcos Rogério André, Heitor Miraglia Herrera, Gisele Braziliano de Andrade, Marcia Mariza Gomes Jusi, Luciana Ladislau dos Santos, Wanessa Teixeira Gomes Barreto, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Gilson Pereira de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Ehrlichia canis
Babesia vogeli
Anaplasma platys
Leishmania infantum
dogs
co-infection
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