| antibody activity to babesia canis in dogs in north carolina. | sera from 600 dogs from 6 geographic regions of north carolina were analyzed for antibody activity to babesia canis, using an indirect fluorescent antibody test. overall, 3.8% of the dogs had an antibody titer greater than or equal to 1:80, which was considered to be indicative of infection. dogs were more likely to be seropositive if they were housed at humane facilities and were located within areas of the state with a milder climate than were pet animals living within colder regions of north ... | 1987 | 3551697 |
| there are at least three genetically distinct small piroplasms from dogs. | the 18s nuclear subunit ribosomal rna (18s rrna) gene of small piroplasms isolated from dogs from okinawa (japan), oklahoma, north carolina, indiana, missouri, and alabama, was isolated and sequenced. phylogenetic analysis of these sequences and comparisons with sequences from other babesia, cytauxzoon, and theileria species revealed that all canine small babesial isolates, with the exception of isolates from california and spain, were placed in a group containing the babesia spp. sensu stricto. ... | 2000 | 11428342 |
| bartonella henselae igg antibodies are prevalent in dogs from southeastern usa. | in contrast to the large body of literature regarding bartonella henselae in humans and cats, there is little information about b. henselae as an infectious agent in dogs. due to the paucity of information regarding the b. henselae serology in dogs, we performed a cross-sectional serosurvey using b. henselae antigen in order to compare the seroprevalence between sick and healthy dogs from the south-eastern usa. ninety-nine sera were collected from clinically healthy dogs. three hundred and one s ... | 2004 | 15369661 |
| geographic distribution of babesiosis among dogs in the united states and association with dog bites: 150 cases (2000-2003). | to identify the geographic distribution of babesiosis among dogs in the united states and determine, for dogs other than american pit bull terriers (apbts), whether infection was associated with a recent dog bite. | 2005 | 16190594 |
| detection of a large unnamed babesia piroplasm originally identified in dogs in north carolina in a dog with no history of travel to that state. | a 12-year-old 46-kg (101.2-lb) sexually intact male labrador retriever was evaluated because of lymphadenomegaly. the dog resided in texas, and its travel history included many southeastern and eastern shore states but not north carolina. | 2009 | 19793016 |
| regional seroreactivity and vector-borne disease co-exposures in dogs in the united states from 2004-2010: utility of canine surveillance. | vector-borne disease (vbd) pathogens remain an emerging health concern for animals and humans throughout the world. surveillance studies of ticks and humans have made substantial contributions to our knowledge of vbd epidemiology trends, but long-term vbd surveillance data of dogs in the united states is limited. this seroreactivity study assessed us temporal and regional trends and co-exposures to anaplasma, babesia, bartonella, borrelia burgdorferi, dirofilaria immitis, ehrlichia spp., and spo ... | 2014 | 25325316 |