TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis, Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in Stray Dogs from Sanliurfa in Turkey
AU - Altas, M.G. AU - Icen, H. AU - Sevgili, M. AU - Ipek, D.N.
JO - Veterinary Research
VL - 6
IS - 3
SP - 48
EP - 53
PY - 2013
DA - 2001/08/19
SN - 1993-5412
DO - vr.2013.48.53
UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=vr.2013.48.53
KW - serology
KW -borreliosis
KW -ehrlichiosis
KW -Dirofilariosis
KW -diagnostic test
AB - The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis antigen, Ehrlichia canis and Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies using an Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) (Snap_3Dx test; IDEXX Laboratories, Westbrook, Maine, USA). This study was performed on total of 50 mixed-breed dogs (25 female and 25 male). Each dog was examined clinically, microscopic examination of stained smear. Dirofilaria immitis antigen infection was found in a dog (2%) and E. canis antibodies were present in 31 dogs (62%). None of the tested dogs (50) was positive for B. burgdorferi antibodies.
ER -