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Serodetection of Ehrlichia canis amongst dogs in central Namibia

Ehrlichia canis is a major pathogen in dogs throughout Africa, yet it has not been reported in Namibia. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of canine ehrlichiosis in central Namibia using the ImmunoComb assay (Biogal, Galed Laboratories). The study included 76 dogs that present...

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Autores principales: Manyarara, Rutendo, Tubbesing, Ulf, Soni, Minty, Noden, Bruce H.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS OpenJournals 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6138151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26244587
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v86i1.1272
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author Manyarara, Rutendo
Tubbesing, Ulf
Soni, Minty
Noden, Bruce H.
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description Ehrlichia canis is a major pathogen in dogs throughout Africa, yet it has not been reported in Namibia. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of canine ehrlichiosis in central Namibia using the ImmunoComb assay (Biogal, Galed Laboratories). The study included 76 dogs that presented to the Rhino Park Veterinary Clinic in the north-western suburb of Khomasdal, Windhoek, Namibia, as well as 30 stray dogs from the Windhoek branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Of the 106 dogs tested, 53.8% were seropositive at titres > 1:80. Dogs that presented with symptoms of E. canis infection had a significantly higher seroprevalence (86.6%) compared with apparently healthy dogs (41.6%) (P = 0.00). Location of habitation was significant (P < 0.017), with a high percentage of dogs exposed to E. canis living in the northern or north-western part of Windhoek. As the first study to serologically establish E. canis as a major pathogen in dogs in central Namibia, it is notable that the highest proportion of seropositive dogs came from low-income areas. Further investigation is necessary to describe the ecology of this important tick-borne pathogen of companion animals in Namibia.
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spelling pubmed-61381512018-09-26 Serodetection of Ehrlichia canis amongst dogs in central Namibia Manyarara, Rutendo Tubbesing, Ulf Soni, Minty Noden, Bruce H. J S Afr Vet Assoc Short Communications Ehrlichia canis is a major pathogen in dogs throughout Africa, yet it has not been reported in Namibia. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of canine ehrlichiosis in central Namibia using the ImmunoComb assay (Biogal, Galed Laboratories). The study included 76 dogs that presented to the Rhino Park Veterinary Clinic in the north-western suburb of Khomasdal, Windhoek, Namibia, as well as 30 stray dogs from the Windhoek branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Of the 106 dogs tested, 53.8% were seropositive at titres > 1:80. Dogs that presented with symptoms of E. canis infection had a significantly higher seroprevalence (86.6%) compared with apparently healthy dogs (41.6%) (P = 0.00). Location of habitation was significant (P < 0.017), with a high percentage of dogs exposed to E. canis living in the northern or north-western part of Windhoek. As the first study to serologically establish E. canis as a major pathogen in dogs in central Namibia, it is notable that the highest proportion of seropositive dogs came from low-income areas. Further investigation is necessary to describe the ecology of this important tick-borne pathogen of companion animals in Namibia. AOSIS OpenJournals 2015-06-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6138151/ /pubmed/26244587 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v86i1.1272 Text en © 2015. The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Serodetection of Ehrlichia canis amongst dogs in central Namibia
title Serodetection of Ehrlichia canis amongst dogs in central Namibia
title_full Serodetection of Ehrlichia canis amongst dogs in central Namibia
title_fullStr Serodetection of Ehrlichia canis amongst dogs in central Namibia
title_full_unstemmed Serodetection of Ehrlichia canis amongst dogs in central Namibia
title_short Serodetection of Ehrlichia canis amongst dogs in central Namibia
title_sort serodetection of ehrlichia canis amongst dogs in central namibia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6138151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26244587
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v86i1.1272
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