| ehrlichia canis and rickettsia spp. in dogs from urban areas in paraiba state, northeastern brazil. | the aims of our study was to identify ehrlichia canis and antibodies against rickettsia spp. belonging to the spotted fever group (sfg) in dogs sampled from paraiba state, northeastern brazil. blood and serum samples collected by convenience from dogs in urban areas of five municipalities were analyzed by real-time pcr for the detection of e. canis dna and by immunofluorescence assay test (ifat) for the identification of antibodies against rickettsia rickettsii, r. felis, r. parkeri, r. amblyomm ... | 2017 | 28658415 |
| survey of ehrlichia canis, babesia spp. and hepatozoon spp. in dogs from a semiarid region of brazil. | this study assessed the occurrence of ehrlichia spp., babesia spp. and hepatozoon spp. infections in 100 tick-harboring dogs from a semiarid region of the state of paraíba, northeastern brazil. blood samples and ticks were collected from the animals, and a questionnaire was submitted to dog owners to obtain general data. blood samples were used to perform hemogram, direct blood smear and immunological and molecular hemoparasite detection. the 1,151 ticks collected were identified as rhipicephalu ... | 2015 | 25909253 |