Experimental infection of dogs with Borrelia burgdorferi.
Four beagle dogs were inoculated subcutaneously with the BITs1 Italian strain of Borrelia burgdorferi. Only one dog became infected and B burgdorferi was isolated from its blood and urine three and four weeks after infection. B burgdorferi antibodies were detected by immunofluorescence from four to 11 weeks after infection. An uninoculated dog kept in the same run as the infected dog, developed a positive serological response, but none of the five dogs showed clinical signs.
Cerri
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Department of Animal Pathology, Prophylaxis and Food Hygiene, University of Pisa, Italy.
Farina
R
R
Andreani
E
E
Nuvoloni
R
R
Pedrini
A
A
Cardini
G
G
D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000917:Antibody Formation; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group; D004283:Dog Diseases; D004285:Dogs; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012016:Reference Values
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G