Alho Ana Margarida, Lima Clara, Latrofa Maria Stefania, Colella Vito, Ravagnan Silvia, Capelli Gioia, Madeira de Carvalho Luís, Cardoso Luís, Otranto Domenico
CIISA, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Hospital Parkview Pet Center - Veterinary Clinic, Doha, Qatar.
Parasit Vectors. 2017 Jun 20;10(1):298. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2237-y.
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) have been increasingly reported in dogs and cats worldwide. However, no data are currently available regarding canine and feline VBDs in Qatar and limited information is available from other Persian Gulf countries.
Blood samples from 98 client-owned animals (i.e. 64 dogs and 34 cats) living in Doha (Qatar) were collected and the presence of genomic DNA of Anaplasma spp., Babesia spp., Dirofilaria spp., Ehrlichia spp., Hepatozoon spp., Mycoplasma spp. and Rickettsia spp. was assessed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), real time-PCR (rt-PCR) and sequence analysis.
Of the 64 dogs, 12 (18.8%) were infected with at least one pathogen (i.e. 7.8% with Mycoplasma spp., 4.7% with Babesia vogeli, 3.1% with Ehrlichia canis, and 1.6% with Anaplasma platys, Babesia gibsoni and Hepatozoon canis, each). One of the 12 dogs was co-infected with B. vogeli and E. canis. Of the 34 cats, seven (20.6%) animals were infected with at least one pathogen (i.e. 5.9% were positive for Mycoplasma spp., and 2.9% for Babesia felis, B. vogeli, E. canis, "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum" and Mycoplasma haemofelis, each). No dogs or cats were positive for Dirofilaria spp. or Rickettsia spp.
Although the sample sizes of dogs and cats herein analysed was moderately small, data from this study report the occurrence of A. platys, B. vogeli, B. gibsoni, E. canis, H. canis and Mycoplasma spp. in domestic dogs and of B. felis, B. vogeli, "Candidatus M. haemominutum", E. canis and M. haemofelis in domestic cats from Qatar. Further investigations along with prophylactic measures are strongly recommended in order to reduce the risk of dogs and cats acquiring VBDs in Qatar.
媒介传播疾病（VBDs）在全球范围内的犬猫中报告日益增多。然而，目前卡塔尔尚无关于犬猫VBDs的数据，其他波斯湾国家的相关信息也有限。
采集了居住在多哈（卡塔尔）的98只客户拥有动物（即64只狗和34只猫）的血样，通过聚合酶链反应（PCR）、实时荧光定量PCR（rt-PCR）和序列分析评估无形体属、巴贝斯虫属、恶丝虫属、埃立克体属、肝簇虫属、支原体属和立克次体属基因组DNA的存在情况。
64只狗中，12只（18.8%）感染了至少一种病原体（即7.8%感染支原体属，4.7%感染伯氏巴贝斯虫，3.1%感染犬埃立克体，1.6%分别感染血小板无形体、吉氏巴贝斯虫和犬肝簇虫）。12只狗中有1只同时感染了伯氏巴贝斯虫和犬埃立克体。34只猫中，7只（20.6%）感染了至少一种病原体（即5.9%支原体属呈阳性，2.9%分别感染猫巴贝斯虫、伯氏巴贝斯虫、犬埃立克体、“嗜吞噬细胞无形体”和溶血支原体）。没有狗或猫恶丝虫属或立克次体属呈阳性。
尽管本研究分析的犬猫样本量适中偏小，但本研究数据报告了卡塔尔家犬中血小板无形体、伯氏巴贝斯虫、吉氏巴贝斯虫、犬埃立克体、犬肝簇虫和支原体属的发生情况，以及家猫中猫巴贝斯虫、伯氏巴贝斯虫、“嗜吞噬细胞无形体”、犬埃立克体和溶血支原体的发生情况。强烈建议进一步开展调查并采取预防措施，以降低卡塔尔犬猫感染VBDs的风险。
