Occurrence of Dirofilaria immitis and Tick-Borne Infections Caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Ehrlichia canis in Domestic Dogs in France: Results of a Countrywide Serologic Survey

The occurrence of Dirofilaria immitis antigen and antibodies against tick-borne pathogens in French dogs has been analysed based on 1,050 blood samples. Serum samples of 919 dogs (group A) were sent for a variety of diagnostic investigations, further 131 dogs (group B) were tested for a tentative di...

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Published in:	Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 105; no. 1; pp. 101 - 114
Main Authors:	Pantchev, Nikola, Schaper, Roland, Limousin, Sandy, Norden, Nina, Weise, Miriam, Lorentzen, Leif
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01-08-2009 Springer-Verlag Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Anaplasma phagocytophilum Anaplasma phagocytophilum - isolation & purification Animals Antibodies Antibodies, Bacterial - blood Antigens Antigens, Helminth - blood Arachnids Biological and medical sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Borrelia burgdorferi Borrelia burgdorferi Group - isolation & purification Coronary artery disease Dirofilaria immitis Dirofilaria immitis - isolation & purification Dirofilariasis - epidemiology Dog Diseases - epidemiology Dog Diseases - microbiology Dog Diseases - parasitology Dogs Ehrlichia canis Ehrlichia canis - isolation & purification Ehrlichiosis - epidemiology Ehrlichiosis - veterinary France - epidemiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models Geography Heart diseases Immunology Invertebrates Lyme Disease - epidemiology Lyme Disease - veterinary Medical Microbiology Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control Microbiology Pathogens Seroepidemiologic Studies Serology Tick-Borne Diseases - epidemiology Tick-Borne Diseases - veterinary Vectors. Intermediate hosts France Europe IDEXX Laboratory Lyme Disease Ehrlichiosis Borrelia Burgdorferi Canis Spirochaetaceae Ehrlichieae Dirofilaria immitis Anaplasma phagocytophilum Acari Bacteria Nematoda Dog Ixodidae Ehrlichiaceae Parasitiformes Fissipedia Carnivora Borrelia burgdorferi Spirochaetales Parasite Rickettsiales Infection Arachnida Vertebrata Mammalia Ixodida Arthropoda Helmintha Nemathelminthia Ectoparasite Invertebrata Ehrlichia canis
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Summary:	The occurrence of Dirofilaria immitis antigen and antibodies against tick-borne pathogens in French dogs has been analysed based on 1,050 blood samples. Serum samples of 919 dogs (group A) were sent for a variety of diagnostic investigations, further 131 dogs (group B) were tested for a tentative diagnosis of heartworm disease. All samples were tested for D. immitis antigen. Samples in group A were also tested for specific antibodies against three tick-borne pathogens (Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Ehrlichia canis). Results were plotted in geographical maps. Occurrence of D. immitis antigen in group A (0.22 %; 95 % CI: 0.03-0.78 %) was significantly lower (p < 0.0001) than in group B (6.87 %; 95 % CI: 3.19-12.64 %). Heartworm infections in both groups were regionally restricted to the areas of Bouches-du-Rhône in the South of France and Corsica. In group A, the calculated seroprevalence was 2.72 % (95 % CI: 1.77-3.99 %) for A. phagocytophilum, 1.09 % (95 % CI: 0.52-1.99 %) for B. burgdorferi and 0.33 % (95 % CI: 0.07-0.95 %) for E. canis with a distribution of the positive cases throughout the country. This study represents the first data of A. phagocytophilum seroprevalence in the French dog population.
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ISSN:	0932-0113 1432-1955
DOI:	10.1007/s00436-009-1501-2