Questionnaire based survey on distribution and clinical incidence of canine babesiosis in France
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BACKGROUND: The causative agent of canine babesiosis is the protozoan Babesia canis, transmitted by the tick Dermacentor reticulatus within France. While the parasite can be found everywhere in France however cases of infection are associated with distinct geographical foci. The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical occurrence of canine babesiosis diagnosed in veterinary clinics in order to propose an updated map of the disease distribution in France. RESULTS: Questionnaires were sent via email to all canine veterinary clinics in continental France. Information collected included the number of babesiosis cases diagnosed in 2010, the number of veterinary practitioners and the location of the clinic. The total number of dogs and practitioners per administrative department were used to define the reference population. The annual incidence rate of canine babesiosis per department was calculated as the ratio between the number of babesiosis cases reported by the clinics and the total number of dogs in the clinics of the same department. Data were geo-referenced for map construction (Quantum GIS version 1.7.4). The overall annual incidence rate of clinical babesiosis among the surveyed population was 1.07% (CI95 1.05-1.09) with geographical variations between departments, ranging from 0.01% to 16.05%. Four enzootic areas were identified: South-West, Center, East and Paris area. The South-West region should be considered as a hyper-enzootic area with the higher incidence rates. CONCLUSION: Our results confirmed the burden of canine babesiosis in France. In the context of tick-borne disease emergence in Europe, the risk for canine babesiosis may become more significant in other European countries in the coming years.
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Dermacentor reticulatus is present in two-thirds of the French territory and is spreading to the East, favoring milder winters.
“Dermacentor reticulatus, the tick vector of canine babesiosis caused by Babesia canis, is present in 2/3 of the French territory [15].It is clearly spreading to the East, favoring milder winters (Fig. 3).”
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- Authors
- Halos, L., Lebert, I., Chao, I., Vourc’h, G., Ducrot, C., Abrial, D., Ravier, J.-F., & Guillot, J.
- Affiliations
- Bipar (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort (FR)
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Halos, Lénaïg
- Venue
- BMC Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2013
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 41
- ISSN
- 1746-6148 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3599680
- OpenAlex
- W2026163139
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 4.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- BMC Veterinary Research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Bartonella species infections research
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
- Keywords
- canine babesiosis, Babesia canis, Dermacentor reticulatus, tick-borne diseases, disease incidence, geographic distribution, dogs, France, veterinary practice
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Babesiosis, Dog Diseases, Dogs, France, Surveys and Questionnaires, Incidence
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