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Provedor de dados: | 19
País: | Japan
Título: | Epidemiological survey of Babesia gibsoni infection in dogs in eastern Japan
Autores: | Miyama, Takako; Sakata, Yoshimi; Shimada, Yojiro; Ogino, Shoji; Watanabe, Malaika; Itamoto, Kazuhito; Okuda, Masaru; Verdida, Rodolfo A.; Xuan, Xuenan; Nagasawa, Hideyuki; Inokuma, Hisashi.
Data: | 2005-05
Ano: | 2005
Palavras-chave: | Babesia gibsoni; Eastern Japan; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Hemoplasma; Polymerase chain reaction.
Resumo: | To determine the distribution of Babesia gibsoni infection in dogs in the eastern part of Japan, an epidemiological survey of dogs suspected of having B. gibsoni infection was attempted using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Thirty-five of 115 such dogs (30.4%) were positive by PCR and/or ELISA. The 35 positive dogs consisted of 28 Tosa dogs, 4 American Pit Bull Terriers, and 3 mongrel dogs in Aomori, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Gunma, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, and Nagano Prefectures. The positive dogs had a significantly lower rate of tick exposure and a higher rate of bites by other dogs. Twenty-two of 35 B. gibsoni-positive dogs were infected with hemoplasma, and the rate of infection was significantly higher than that of B. gibsoni-negative dogs.
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/924
Editor: | Japanese journal of veterinary science
Formato: | application/pdf