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Prevalence and molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis in dogs

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Veterinary Infectious diseases

Abstract

Ehrlichia canis (E. canis) is a tick-borne disease, affect dogs in different areas. Traditional diagnostic techniques including hematology, cytology and isolation are valuable diagnostic tools for E. canis, however a definitive diagnosis of E. canis infection requires molecular Investigation techniques. An epidemiological study of E. canis infection among dogs in Egypt was carried out using microscopic examination and molecular tools techniques. A total of 170 canine blood samples were collected from different breed of dogs admitted to veterinary clinics in three governorates (Cairo, Giza and Qalyubia). Microscopic examination revealed that 25 out of 170 (14.7%) were positive for E. canis. Molecular screening by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed using genus-specific primers followed by PCR using E. canis species-specific primers. PCR assay can be detected 27 out of 170 dogs for E. canis from examined animals. These results emphasize that ehrlichiosis circulating among dogs in Egypt. Further serological and molecular studies are needed to clarify the epidemiological feature of this infection in different governorates of Egypt

DOI

10.21608/bvmj.2019.17632.1104

Keywords

E. canis, Dog, Microscopic examination, PCR

Authors

First Name

Abdelfattah

Last Name

Selim

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Affiliation

Animal medicine department, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Menofia university

Email

abdelfattah.selim@fvtm.bu.edu.eg

City

benha

Orcid

0000-0002-0211-2853

First Name

Shimaa

Last Name

Said Ahmed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University

Email

ssaadvet81@gmail.com

City

Toukh

Orcid

-

First Name

Elsayed

Last Name

Galila

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Animal medicine department, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Menofia university

Email

mmmelsayed@yahoo.com

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-

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-

Volume

37

Article Issue

1

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8030

Issue Date

2019-09-01

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2019-10-01

Publish Date

2019-09-01

Page Start

169

Page End

171

Print ISSN

1110-6581

Online ISSN

2974-4806

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_91514.html

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Original Article

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812

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Journal

Publication Title

Benha Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Prevalence and molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis in dogs

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Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023