Circulation of spotted fever group rickettsiae among dogs seropositive for Leishmania spp. in an urban area of Brazil

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Emmerick Campos, Sabrina Destri [1 ]
Nadal, Niara Vanat [1 ]
Toma, Helena Keiko [2 ]
de Almeida, Adilson Benedito [3 ]
Cordeiro, Matheus Dias [4 ]
da Fonseca, Adivaldo Henrique [4 ]
Figueiredo, Fabiano Borges [3 ]
Vericimo, Mauricio Afonso [5 ]
da Cunha, Nathalie Costa [6 ]
Pereira Almosny, Nadia Regina [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Fluminense, Dept Patol & Clin Vet, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Lab Diagnost Mol & Hematol, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
[3] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Inst Nacl Infectol Evandro Chagas, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Rural Rio de Janeiro, Dept Epidemiol & Saude Publ, Seropedica, RJ, Brazil
[5] Univ Fed Fluminense, Dept Imunol, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
[6] Univ Fed Fluminense, Dept Saude Colet Vet & Saude Publ, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
关键词
Indirect immunofluorescence assay; Vector-borne diseases; Zoonosis; RIO-DE-JANEIRO; STATE; PREVALENCE; ANTIBODIES; PARKERI;
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10.1590/0037-8682-0133-2018
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R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Introduction: Dogs play an epidemiological role in several vector-borne diseases that affect human and animal health worldwide. We aimed to identify rickettsial circulation among dogs with canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) from a region endemic for both diseases. Methods: CVL-seropositive dogs were screened for spotted fever group rickettsiae using an indirect immunofluorescence assay. Results: Among the CVL-positive dogs, anti-Rickettsia rickettsii antibodies were identified in one asymptomatic and one oligosymptomatic dog. Conclusions: This study shows low circulation of antibodies to R. rickettsii in CVL-scropositive dogs. It is recommended that surveillance studies in dogs should continue in order to monitor this scenario.
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