Seroprevalence survey of canine Babesia gibsoni infection and tick species in dogs in East China

• 作 者: JieCao[1]QiqingYang[1]JianweiZhang[2]YongzhiZhou[1]HoushuangZhang[1]HaiyanGong[1]JinlinZhou[1]
• 机 构: Key Laboratory of Animal Parasitology of Ministry of Agriculture,Shanghai Veterinary Research Instit
• 出 处: 中国畜牧兽医学会兽医寄生虫学分会第十三次学术研讨会
• 发表日期: 2015年期

　　A seroprevalence survey of canine Babesia gibsoni infection in East China was conducted using an ELISA with recombinant B.gibsoni thrombospondin-related adhesive protein(BgTRAP).A total of 1170 dogs from East China were examined and the seroprevalence was 9.23%.The proportion of samples was 81.2%,7.86%and 10.94%from pet,working and fighting dogs,respectively.The fighting dogs showed highest seroprevalence(39.8%)compared with working dogs(26.1%)and pet dogs(3.47%).These results indicate that B.gibsoni infection of dogs has a widespread geographic distribution throughout East China.A history of tick infestation and bites might be an important factor in transmission.The dominant ticks collected from the dogs were identified as Rhipicephalus sanguineus(65.57%),Haemaphysalis longicornis(21.58%)and Rhipicephalus hemaphysaloides(10.7%).Besides adult,larval and nymph stages of ticks were also recorded on dogs.This is the first report of seroprevalence of canine B.gibsoni infection and tick species in dogs in China.