Epidemiological aspects on vector-borne infections in stray and pet dogs from Romania and Hungary with focus on Babesia spp.
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Canine arthropod-borne infections are of major interest in small animal practice and have been widely investigated in Central and Western Europe. However, only limited epidemiological data are available from South-Eastern European countries, although diseases including babesiosis or dirofilariosis are widely recognised as important canine infections in these countries. A steadily increasing number of dogs imported from South-Eastern Europe into Germany require particular attention by small animal practitioners. In this study, a total of 216 dogs [29 local Romanian pet dogs presented at Salvavet Veterinary Clinic in Bucharest, Romania, and 187 imported stray dogs from Romania (n = 109) and Hungary (n = 78) into Germany] were screened by molecular biological, serological and haematological methods for canine arthropod-borne infections. Eleven different parasitic and bacterial vector-borne pathogens-Babesia canis canis, Babesia canis vogeli, Babesia gibsoni, Babesia felis-like, Hepatozoon canis, Leishmania spp., Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria repens, Acanthocheilonema reconditum, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Mycoplasma haemocanis-were detected. Fifty-six percent of the dogs were positive by direct methods. B. canis canis was the most prevalent pathogen in dogs imported to Germany (42.8%) and dogs submitted for clinical consultation in Bucharest (44.8%). Our data strongly suggest the introduction of an adjusted screening panel in dogs from South-East Europe in view of increasing importation of dogs into Germany.
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High numbers of stray dogs in some countries act as reservoirs for Dirofilaria parasites.
“Another reason is the continuously high number of stray dogs in some countries, which are not subject to regular treatment and act as reservoirs for the parasites, e.g. countries with many stray dogs, such as Romania or Bulgaria continue to regularly report Dirofilaria spp. cases [74–76].”
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- Authors
- Hamel, D., Silaghi, C., Lescai, D., & Pfister, K.
- Affiliations
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Hamel, Dietmar
- Venue
- Parasitology Research
- Published
- 2011-09-27
- Volume
- 110
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1537-1545
- ISSN
- 0044-3255 (ISSN-L)
- 0932-0113
- 1432-1955
- OpenAlex
- W2073989900
- Cited by
- 82
- References
- 75
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Parasitology Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Bartonella species infections research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Keywords
- Babesia canis canis, Babesia canis vogeli, Babesia gibsoni, Hepatozoon canis, Leishmania, Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria repens, Acanthocheilonema reconditum, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Mycoplasma haemocanis, stray dogs, imported dogs, parasite prevalence, serological screening, Southeastern Europe
- MeSH terms
- Anaplasma, Animals, Babesia, Dipetalonema, Dirofilaria immitis, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Female, Germany, Hungary, Leishmania, Male, Mycoplasma, Parasitic Diseases, Animal, Romania, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections, Sequence Analysis, DNA
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