Seroprevalence of vector-borne pathogens in dogs from Croatia

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Daria Jurković
Ana Beck
Doroteja Huber
Željko Mihaljević
Adam Polkinghorne
Franjo Martinković
Damir Lukačević
Miroslav Pilat
Renata Brezak
Sanja Bosnić
Relja Beck
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[1] Croatian Veterinary Institute,Department for Bacteriology and Parasitology
[2] University of Zagreb,Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
[3] Croatian Veterinary Institute,Department for Pathological Morphology
[4] University of the Sunshine Coast,Animal Research Centre
[5] University of Zagreb,Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
[6] Veterinary Institute Split,Laboratory for Diagnostics
[7] Veterinary clinics “Daruvar”,undefined
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Parasitology Research | 2019年 / 118卷
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Dog; Vector-borne pathogens; Serology; Croatia;
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Canine vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) are a group of globally distributed and rapidly spreading microorganisms transmitted by arthropods. In the present survey, we investigated Anaplasma spp., Ehrlichia canis, Dirofilaria immitis and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato seroprevalence between three groups of dogs (asymptomatic, suspected and deceased) from continental and coastal regions of Croatia with the commercial point-of-care SNAP®4Dx®Plus for VBPs. The overall prevalence for tested pathogens in dogs was 6.1% with the highest prevalence detected for Anaplasma spp. (4.5%), while the remaining pathogens were found at a prevalence of less than 1% (E. canis 0.6%, B. burgdorferi s.l. 0.4%, D. immitis 0.6%). No statistically significant differences in VBP detection between dog cohorts could be found with the exception of D. immitis in the deceased group. Interestingly, no evidence of D. immitis could be found in the hearts of dogs in this group at necropsy, however. This study provides the first data on the seroprevalence of selected VBPs between dogs of different health statuses in Croatia. The results demonstrate that serological evidence of VBPs alone or in combination with co-infections were found just as frequently in asymptomatic dogs as those with suspected or confirmed evidence of VBP disease, raising questions about the pathogenic potential of these organisms in domesticated dogs.
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