SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO Ehrlichia canis IN CATS

Authors

  • Mariana Campos Fontalvo Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF), Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
  • Isis Assis Braga Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil
  • Daniel Moura Aguiar Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil
  • Mauricio Claudio Horta Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF), Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1089-6891v17i333845

Keywords:

Parasithology

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to estimate the occurrence of Ehrlichia canis in cats from the semiarid region of Northeast of Brazil. Sera of 101 healthy cats were submitted by Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA), and considered positive when antibody titers ? 40 were obtained. Seroprevalence of 35.6% (36/101) was found, with the following titers: 40 (15 animals); 160 (6); 320 (1); 640 (3), and 2,560 (11). No statistical differences were observed when comparing county of origin, gender, age, breed, and modus vivendi (pet and stray cats), and no ticks were observed in any of the cats. This study revealed exposure to E. canis in cats of the Semiarid Northeast of Brazil.
Keywords: Caatinga; ehrlichiosis; feline; hemoparasite; semiarid.

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Published

2016-07-29

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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How to Cite

FONTALVO, M. C. et al. SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO Ehrlichia canis IN CATS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, v. 17, n. 3, p. 418–424, 29 Jul.2016.