title: Study on coinfecting vector-borne pathogens in dogs and ticks in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
abstract: Since dogs presenting several vector borne diseases can show none or nonspecific clinical signs depending on the phase of infection, the assessment of the particular agents involved is mandatory. The present study aimed to investigate the presence of Babesia spp., Ehrlichia spp., Anaplasma spp., Hepatozoon spp. and Leishmania spp. in blood samples and ticks, collected from two dogs from Rio Grande do Norte showing suggestive tick-borne disease by using molecular techniques. DNA of E. canis, H. canis and L. infantum were detected in blood samples and R. sanguineus ticks collected from dogs. Among all samples analyzed, two showed the presence of multiple infections with E. canis, H. canis and L. infantum chagasi. Here we highlighted the need for molecular differential diagnosis in dogs showing nonspecific clinical signs.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patologia Veterinária, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias ? FCAV, Universidade Estadual Paulista ? UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luiz Ricardo
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.affiliation: Hospital Veterinário, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido ? UFERSA, Mossoró, RN, Brasil.
authors.forename: Kilder Dantas
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Filgueira
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido ? UFERSA, Mossoró, RN, Brasil.
authors.forename: Silvia Maria Mendes
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ahid
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido ? UFERSA, Mossoró, RN, Brasil.
authors.forename: Josivânia Soares
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido ? UFERSA, Mossoró, RN, Brasil.
authors.forename: André Mendes do
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vale
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patologia Veterinária, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias ? FCAV, Universidade Estadual Paulista ? UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rosangela Zacarias
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patologia Veterinária, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias ? FCAV, Universidade Estadual Paulista ? UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcos Rogério
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: André
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*; D001938:Brazil; D060085:Coinfection / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000097:blood; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013987:Ticks / Q000469:parasitology*