Do Thom, Phoosangwalthong Pornkamol, Kamyingkird Ketsarin, Kengradomkij Chanya, Chimnoi Wissanuwat, Inpankaew Tawin
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.
Pathogens. 2021 May 6;10(5):561. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10050561.
Canine tick-borne pathogens (CTBPs) such as , , , and are important pathogens in dogs worldwide. sensu lato, the main vector of several CTBPs, is the most common tick species found on dogs in Thailand. The present study identified CTBPs in dogs and ticks infested dogs. Samples (360 dog blood samples and 85 individual ticks) were collected from stray dogs residing in 37 temples from 24 districts in Bangkok and screened for CTBPs using molecular techniques. The most common CTBP found infecting dogs in this study was (38.3%) followed by (34.2%), (19.7%), (18.1%), and (13.9%), respectively. Furthermore, (22.4%) was the most common CTBP in ticks followed by (18.8%), (9.4%), (5.9%), and (2.4%), respectively. The detection of CTBPs from the present study highlights the potential risk of infections that may occur in stray dogs and their ticks residing in Bangkok temples. These findings underline the importance of performing active surveys to understand the complexity of distributions of CTBPs in dogs and their ticks in Thailand.
犬蜱传病原体（CTBPs），如、、、和，是全球犬类中的重要病原体。作为几种CTBPs的主要传播媒介，sensu lato是泰国犬类身上最常见的蜱种。本研究对感染犬只及其蜱虫中的CTBPs进行了鉴定。从曼谷24个区37座寺庙的流浪犬身上采集了样本（360份犬血样本和85只单个蜱虫），并使用分子技术对CTBPs进行筛查。本研究中发现感染犬只的最常见CTBP是（38.3%），其次是（34.2%）、（19.7%）、（18.1%）和（13.9%）。此外，（22.4%）是蜱虫中最常见的CTBP，其次分别是（18.8%）、（9.4%）、（5.9%）和（2.4%）。本研究中CTBPs的检测突出了曼谷寺庙中流浪犬及其蜱虫可能发生感染的潜在风险。这些发现强调了开展主动调查以了解泰国犬类及其蜱虫中CTBPs分布复杂性的重要性。
