title: Prevalence of spotted fever rickettsial antibodies in dogs and rodents in the Philippines.
abstract: Antibodies against spotted fever group rickettsiae have been detected in blood samples of dogs and rodents obtained from selected areas in the Philippines. In this serosurvey, the positive percentage rates are 8.3% (11/132) in dogs and 12.2% (6/49) in rats. Positive results were read from samples tested with Rickettsia japonica antigen. No positive result was obtained in blood samples of rats and house mice using R. akari antigen. The findings of this study are the first to confirm the detection of spotted fever group rickettsial antibodies in the Philippines.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Eastern Philippines, Northern Samar, Philippines.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Masangkay
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okabayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Norizuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Motoi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000662:veterinary; D051379:Mice; D010679:Philippines / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D051381:Rats; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000276:immunology*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial