Resumen
Antibodies against Spotted Fever Group (SFG) Rickettsia and Coxiella burnetii, investigated through indirect antibody immunofluorescence tests, were detected in serum samples from 3.1% and 0% of 358 rural dogs, respectively, and in none of 32 wild foxes tested. SFG Rickettsia seropositive dogs were only detected in the Mountain Desert (8%) and the Steppe-Mediterranean (9%) regions. Exposure in the Mountain Desert, where no ticks and fleas were found on any dog, could correspond to a new SFG Rickettsia sp. recently described in soft ticks or to a related agent. Our survey confirms low endemicity in the country of C. burnetii, as observed in recent serosurveys in humans.
Idioma original | Inglés |
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Número de artículo | 101769 |
Publicación | Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
Volumen | 83 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - abr. 2022 |
Áreas temáticas de ASJC Scopus
- Inmulogía y alergología
- Microbiología
- Inmunología
- Veterinaria (todo)
- Enfermedades infecciosas