| Autor: |
Botros BA; US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt., Elmolla MS, Salib AW, Calamaio CA, Dasch GA, Arthur RR |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research [Onderstepoort J Vet Res] 1995 Mar; Vol. 62 (1), pp. 41-3. |
| Abstrakt: |
A total of 374 dogs, 252 from five military kennels and 122 privately owned, were tested for Ehrlichia canis antibody. Sera were tested at a 1:20 dilution by indirect fluorescent antibody with the use of E. canis cell-culture antigen slides. The overall prevalence of E. canis antibody was 33%. Antibody prevalence among military dogs (29%) was significantly lower than among privately owned dogs (41%; P < 0.05). The E. canis seroprevalence among dogs infested with ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) was higher (44%) than that among uninfested dogs (31%; P = 0.08). The seroprevalence among military dogs varied from 21-46% at the five kennels; lower prevalences were observed in kennels with higher sanitary and hygienic conditions. Age- and sex-related E. canis antibody prevalences were not significantly different among military and privately owned dogs, although adult and male privately owned dogs had the highest seroprevalences (45% and 44%, respectively). Three dogs with epistaxis had E. canis antibody titres > 1:320. These data demonstrate the first laboratory evidence of E. canis infection among dogs in Egypt. |
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MEDLINE |
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