Molecular Diagnosis, Prevalence and Importance of Zoonotic Vector-Borne Pathogens in Cuban Shelter Dogs—A Preliminary Study

• Published in: Pathogens (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 11; p. 901
• Main Authors: Díaz-Sánchez, Adrian Alberto, Corona-González, Belkis, Meli, Marina L., Roblejo-Arias, Lisset, Fonseca-Rodríguez, Osvaldo, Pérez Castillo, Anisleidy, Vega Cañizares, Ernesto, Lobo Rivero, Evelyn, Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.10.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: 16S rRNA; Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Anaplasma platys; Anemia; Arachnids; assays; Bacteria; Blood; blood sampling; Borrelia burgdorferi; canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs); Canis; Cuba; Disease; Dogs; Ehrlichia canis; genes; Genetic diversity; genetic variation; Hematology; Hemoglobin; Infections; mixed infection; occurrence; Pathogens; Phylogeny; prevalence; Public health; real-time qPCR; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Rickettsia felis; rRNA 16S; Samples; Serology; shelter dogs; Shelters; Statistical methods; strains; Thrombocytopenia; Ticks; Vectors (Biology); Zoonoses; Venezuela; Asia; North America; Europe; Cuba; Rickettsia felis; 16S rRNA; canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs); shelter dogs; Anaplasma platys; real-time qPCR; Ehrlichia canis

The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of zoonotic vector-borne pathogens, including Anaplasma platys, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Ehrlichia canis and Rickettsia spp. in shelter dogs from Cuba. Blood samples were collected from 100 shelter dogs and examin...