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West-to-east differences of Babesia canis canis prevalence in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in Slovakia
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SYSNO ASEP 0364179 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title West-to-east differences of Babesia canis canis prevalence in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in Slovakia Author(s) Kubelová, M. (CZ)
Tkadlec, Emil (UBO-W) RID, ORCID, SAI
Bednář, M. (CZ)
Roubalová, Eva (BC-A) RID
Široký, P. (CZ)Number of authors 5 Source Title Veterinary Parasitology. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0304-4017
Roč. 180, 3-4 (2011), s. 191-196Number of pages 6 s. Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords Babesia canis ; Slovakia ; Vector-borne disease ; Natural focus ; PCR-RFLP Subject RIV GJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine CEZ AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011) AV0Z60220518 - PAU-O, BC-A (2005-2011) UT WOS 000294094400004 EID SCOPUS 79960811475 DOI 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.03.033 Annotation Babesia canis canis is the most frequent causative agent of canine babesiosis in Central Europe, frequently causing severe disease. Recently, many new endemic foci of this disease have been reported from European countries. Growing incidence of canine babesiosis was recorded also in Slovakia during the last decade, from first cases in eastern Slovakia ten years ago to recent cases all over the south of the country. We have used nested PCR-RFLP method to study prevalence of B. c. canis in its natural tick vector Dermacentor reticulatus, collected at three geographically isolated lowland areas of southern Slovakia situated in the southeast, southwest, and west of Slovakia, respectively. The highest prevalence of B. c. canis was observed in D. reticulatus from eastern Slovakia (14.7%; n = 327), whereas the prevalence in southwest was significantly lower (2.3%; n = 1205). Notably, all 874 D. reticulatus ticks collected at Záhorská níˇzina lowland (W Slovakia) were B. c. canis-negative. Recorded differences in Babesia prevalence concurs well with the shift in incidence of clinical cases of canine babesiosis as observed by vet practitioners. Presented results revealed that eastern Slovakia represents an area of high risk of B. c. canis infection, whereas western areas of the country still remain Babesia canis-free. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2012
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