Veterinary Archives, Vol. 85 No. 4, 2015.
Original scientific paper
The seroprevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in dogs in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia.
Aleksandar Potkonjak
; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Vuk Vračar
; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Sara Savić
; Scientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad”, Novi Sad, Serbia
Branislav Lako
; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Vladimir Radosavljević
; Scientific Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Marko Cincović
; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Ljiljana Suvajdžić
; Department of Pharmacy, Medical Faculty, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Aleksandar Jurišić
; Department of Enviromental and Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Aleksandra Petrović
; Department of Enviromental and Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Abstract
Granulocytic anaplasmosis in dogs is a disease that is distributed worldwide, caused by the pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum. This disease is transmitted by ticks of the Ixodes genus. So far, no data have been published about the presence and prevalence of dog infections with A. phagocytophilum in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and the Republic of Serbia proper. The aim of this seroepidemiological research was to determine the seroprevalence of IgG antibodies to the agent A. phagocytophilum in the population of dogs in Vojvodina, Serbia. This seroepidemiological research involved 84 randomly selected dogs from the area of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Aiming to determine the presence of antibodies of class G to the agent Anaplasma phagocytophilum, we used the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT). By applying IFAT, in the area of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, specifi antibodies of class G to agent A. phagocytophilum were found in the serums of 13/84 dogs, which points to a seroprevalence of 15.5 %. The detection of antibodies to the agent A. phagocytophilum in the dog population in the area of the Autonomous Province Vojvodina is the basis for further epidemiological, clinical and diagnostic research of this infection.
Keywords
canine granulocytic anaplasmosis; Anaplasma phagocytophilum; seroprevalence; dogs; indirect immunofluorescence antibody test; Serbia
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145034
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Publication date:
2.9.2015.
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