Comparison of selected canine vector-borne diseases between urban animal shelter and rural hunting dogs in Korea

A serological survey for Dirofilaria immitis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia canis, and Borrelia burgdorferi infections in rural hunting and urban shelter dogs mainly from southwestern regions of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) was conducted. From a total of 229 wild boar or pheasant hunti...

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Published in:Parasites & vectors 2010-04, Vol.3 (1), p.32-32, Article 32
Main Authors: Lim, Sun, Irwin, Peter J, Lee, SeungRyong, Oh, MyungHwan, Ahn, KyuSung, Myung, BoYoung, Shin, SungShik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Animal shelters
antibodies
Arachnids
Borrelia burgdorferi
Care and treatment
Dirofilaria immitis
Dogs
Ehrlichia canis
Health aspects
Illnesses
Parasitic diseases
pathogens
risk
Risk factors
serological surveys
seroprevalence
Short Report
Studies
tick infestations
Vector-borne diseases
Veterinary medicine
wild boars
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Summary:A serological survey for Dirofilaria immitis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia canis, and Borrelia burgdorferi infections in rural hunting and urban shelter dogs mainly from southwestern regions of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) was conducted. From a total of 229 wild boar or pheasant hunting dogs, the number of serologically positive dogs for any of the four pathogens was 93 (40.6%). The highest prevalence observed was D. immitis (22.3%), followed by A. phagocytophilum (18.8%), E. canis (6.1%) and the lowest prevalence was B. burgdorferi (2.2%). In contrast, stray dogs found within the city limits of Gwangju showed seropositivity only to D. immitis (14.6%), and none of the 692 dogs responded positive for A. phagocytophilum, E. canis or B. burgdorferi antibodies. This study indicates that the risk of exposure to vector-borne diseases in rural hunting dogs can be quite high in Korea, while the urban environment may not be suitable for tick infestation on dogs, as evidenced by the low infection status of tick-borne pathogens in stray dogs.
ISSN:1756-3305
1756-3305
DOI:10.1186/1756-3305-3-32