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Recent study on canine vector-borne zoonoses in southern Slovakia – serologic survey

Čabanová, Viktória, Pantchev, Nikola, Hurníková, Zuzana, Miterpáková, Martina·2015·Acta Parasitologica

Abstract

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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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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