Risk factors and clinical disorders of canine ehrlichiosis in the South of Bahia, Brazil.

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Author	Carlos, Renata Santiago Alberto Carvalho, Fábio Dos Santos Wenceslau, Amauri Arias Almosny, Nádia Regina Pereira Albuquerque, George Rêgo
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	The aim of this work was to study the clinical disorders and risk factors of canine ehrlichiosis in Ilhéus and Itabuna, Bahia, and compare different diagnostic methods. Blood samples were collected from 200 dogs. Each dog was clinically examined. A questionnaire was used to evaluate the risk factors. The blood samples were analyzed using the Dot-ELISA test; hematometry, platelet counts and searches for morulae on blood smears were performed. Nested PCR was carried out on 50 serologically positive samples and 50 negative samples. Three positive PCRs were sequenced. Thirty-six percent were serologically positivity and 5.5% from blood smears. The animals were anemic and thrombocytopenic. Presence of ticks and living in areas on the urban periphery were considered to be risk factors (p < 0.05). Nested PCR identified 11 positive dogs of which nine were serologically positive and two were negative. The DNA sequencing was consistent with the presence of Ehrlichia canis.
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PubMed reference number	21961750v1
Volume Number	20
Issue Number	3
Journal	Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Bahia Blood specimen Canis familiaris Ehrlichia canis Ehrlichiosis Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Infectious Canine Hepatitis Platelet Count measurement Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Ticks
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