title: [Seroprevalence anti-Ehrlichia canis antibodies in dogs of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso].
abstract: Canine ehrlichiosis is a disease transmitted by ticks Rhipicephalus sanguineus and caused by Ehrlichia canis, obligatory intracellular bacteria. The present study examined the prevalence of anti-E. canis in 254 dogs from four administrative regions of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, by indirect immunofluorescence assay. There was a prevalence of 42.5% (108/254) without significant difference between the studied regions. The variables age, breed, sex, habitat, access to rural and ticks were analyzed. The antibody titers ranged from 1:40 to 1:2,560. Only 32 (29.63%) seropositive dogs were infested with ticks, all R. sanguineus. The results confirm that do not have breed, sex or age predisposition to ehrlichiosis due E. canis, while the lowest occurrence of reactive dogs indoors probably related to low tick infestation, although no significant difference between dogs with or without infestation with the tick vector.
authors.affiliation: Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso – UFMT.
authors.forename: José Nivaldo da
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira de
authors.initials: Ado B
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Eveline da Cruz
authors.initials: Eda C
authors.lastname: Boa Sorte
authors.forename: Agrádia Gonçalves de
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: Luana Gabriela Ferreira do
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Daniel Moura
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: Valéria Régia Franco
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Sousa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D041061:Ehrlichia canis / Q000276:immunology*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial