Recent study on canine vector-borne zoonoses in southern Slovakia – serologic survey
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Over the last decade a significant spread of Canine Vector Borne Diseases has been recorded in Central Europe. The aim of the study described here, was to collect current data on the occurrence and distribution of three major canine vector-borne pathogens in the veterinary clinical practice by a newly-developed commercial ELISA test for the detection of Dirofilaria immitis antigen as well as specific circulating antibodies to Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Circulating D. immitis antigen was detected in five of 180 investigated sera samples. Two of D. immitis seropositive dogs revealed also microfilariae of D. repens in the blood and three of them were negative for the presence of microfilariae in the Knott´s test. From the practical point of view, the finding of D. immitis occult infections might influence existing knowledge about distribution of this species among dogs in Central European countries. In 11.7% of the tested dogs the presence of specific antibodies against A. phagocytophilum was confirmed. Antibodies against B. burgdorferi s.l. were detected in 2.8% of tested sera samples. Coinfection with A. phagocytophilum and B. burgdorferi s.l. was observed in two dogs from Košice district in south-eastern Slovakia. Our data point toward the presence of Canine Vector Borne Diseases in the studied area. Therefore, veterinarians should include these diseases in their differential diagnosis and higher awareness should be focused also on prophylactic measures to prevent the pathogens transmission by arthropod vectors.
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D. immitis could be expanded more widely concerning occult infections in certain endemic areas.
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- Authors
- Čabanová, V., Pantchev, N., Hurníková, Z., & Miterpáková, M.
- Affiliations
- Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- IDEXX Laboratories (Germany) (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Miterpáková, Martina
- Venue
- Acta Parasitologica
- Published
- 2015-01-01
- Volume
- 60
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 749-58
- ISSN
- 1230-2821 (ISSN-L)
- 1896-1851
- OpenAlex
- W2434431478
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 59
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 1.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Acta Parasitologica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Keywords
- canine vector-borne diseases, Dirofilaria immitis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Dirofilaria repens, seroprevalence, co-infection, southern Slovakia, dogs, zoonoses
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Antibodies, Bacterial, Antigens, Helminth, Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilariasis, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Lyme Disease, Zoonoses, Borrelia burgdorferi Group, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Ehrlichiosis, Slovakia, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Coinfection
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