Ehrlichia, Hepatozoon, and Babesia Coinfection Patterns Among Owned Dogs in Central Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ehrlichia, Hepatozoon, and Babesia have the potential to cause life-threatening illnesses in dogs, especially when coinfections occur.

Hypothesis/objectives

To determine the infection rates, coinfection patterns, and risk factors associated with these pathogens in central Thailand.

Animals

Two thousand five hundred nineteen owned dogs presented with clinical abnormalities consistent with tick-borne diseases between 2019 and 2023.

Methods

Retrospective study, blood samples were analyzed using multiplex PCR to assess infection rates. The study compared infection rates across different sexes and age groups and tracked monthly variations.

Results

A total of 19.02% (95% CI: 17.50-20.60) of dogs were infected by one pathogen infection: Ehrlichia 11.

SUBMITTER: Osathanon R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12124919 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature