Molecular evidence of vector-borne pathogens in dogs and cats and their ectoparasites in Algiers, Algeria.
作者信息
Bessas Amina, Leulmi Hamza, Bitam Idir, Zaidi Sara, Ait-Oudhia Khatima, Raoult Didier, Parola Philippe
机构信息
Ecole Nationale Supérieure Vétérinaire, Alger 16000, Algeria; Université Amar Telidji de Laghouat, 03000, Algeria.
Ecole Nationale Supérieure Vétérinaire, Alger 16000, Algeria; Aix Marseille Université, Unité de Recherche en Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes (URMITE), UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198 (Dakar), Inserm 1095, Marseille, France.
出版信息
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Apr;45:23-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2016.01.002. Epub 2016 Jan 23.
In Algeria, only limited information is currently available on the prevalence of emergent canine and feline vector-borne diseases. The aim of the present work was to detect by qPCR vector-associated bacteria in stray dogs and cats and their ectoparasites from Algiers. 18/117 (15.38%) dogs and 2/107 (1.87%) cats were positive for at least one vector-borne agent. Coxiella burnetii and Bartonella henselae were identified in 1/117 (0.85%) dog individually. Ehrlichia canis DNA was detected in 17/117 (14.52%) dogs. 1/107 (0.93%) cat was positive to C. burnetii and another 1/107 (0.93%) to B. henselae. DNA of Rickettsia massiliae, Rickettsia conorii and E. canis was detected in Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Cat fleas were infected with Rickettsia felis, B. henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae. B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii was identified in Xenopsylla cheopis collected from dogs. The findings of this study indicate that dogs and cats from Algeria are exposed to multiple tick and flea-borne pathogens.