Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Detection of Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella in dogs in Peru
By Cornejo, Alejandra et al.·Published in Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases·2024·School of Veterinary Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Molecular detection of Ehrlichia spp., Anaplasma spp., and Bartonella spp. in dogs treated at a veterinary teaching clinic in Peru.
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Plain-English summary
A group of dogs treated at a veterinary clinic in Lima, Peru, were tested for certain infections caused by ticks and fleas. Out of 214 dogs, 6 were found to have Anaplasma platys, 11 had Ehrlichia canis, and 1 had Bartonella rochalimae. These infections can pose health risks to both pets and their owners. The study highlights the importance of monitoring for these diseases in dogs, especially in areas where ticks and fleas are common.
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Abstract
In recent years, vector-borne diseases have become widespread throughout the world and affect the health of humans and domestic animals. These diseases spread to areas where their primary vectors, fleas and ticks, thrive, particularly in tropical and subtropical climate regions, providing ideal conditions for their proliferation. The growing closeness between people and their pets increases the likelihood of bites from these ectoparasites, which represents a latent zoonotic risk. Therefore, the objective of the study was to determine the presence of Anaplasma spp., Ehrlichia spp., and Bartonella spp. in dogs treated at the Small Animal Clinic of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, located in Lima, Peru. Blood samples from 214 dogs were molecularly analyzed for hemopathogen detection. The results revealed prevalences of 2.6 % (6/214) for Anaplasma platys, 5.14 % (11/214) for Ehrlichia canis, and 0.46 % (1/214) for Bartonella rochalimae. No statistically significant relationship was found between the animal infection and the age, sex, breed, presence of fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) and ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus), and locality. This study reported molecularly for the first time the presence of A. platys, E. canis, and B. rochalimae in dogs from Lima city, and demonstrates the occurrence of zoonotic pathogens in pets treated at the veterinary clinic.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39362078/