Autochthonous infection with Ehrlichia Canis and Hepatozoon Canis in dogs from Serbia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The epidemiological status concerning many canine tick-borne diseases (TBDs) in Serbia is still insufficiently known.

Objectives

Our study aimed to investigate the presence of tick-borne pathogens of the family Anaplasmataceae and Hepatozoon spp., as a cause of illnesses accompanied by clinical signs that can occur in dogs with anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis and hepatozoonosis.

Methods

Dogs are included in the study based on the presence of a minimum of three clinical and/or pathological findings that could be associated with anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis and hepatozoonosis. During the study (April-October 2018), 11 dogs met the conditions to be included in the survey. Identification of the causative agent in the blood of diseased dogs was performed by conventiona

SUBMITTER: Sukara R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857103 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature