TY - JOUR
T1 - Seroprevalence Rates of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Cats from Southern Bulgaria
AU - Tsachev, Ilia
AU - Baymakova, Magdalena
AU - Zlateva, Nadiya
AU - Kundurzhiev, Todor
AU - Solano-Gallego, Laia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2020.
PY - 2020/11
Y1 - 2020/11
N2 - The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence rates of the feline tick-borne pathogens (FTBPs) - Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia canis, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in stray cats from Southern Bulgaria. Serum antibodies were used to estimate the prevalence of exposure to FTBPs from blood swabs. Of the 100 cat samples tested with in-clinic assay SNAP 4Dx Plus, the overall FTBP seroprevalence was 3% (3/100); with B. burgdorferi - 1% (1/100) and E. canis - 2% (2/100). This study provides the first evidence of exposure to B. burgdorferi and E. canis in cats from Bulgaria.
AB - The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence rates of the feline tick-borne pathogens (FTBPs) - Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia canis, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in stray cats from Southern Bulgaria. Serum antibodies were used to estimate the prevalence of exposure to FTBPs from blood swabs. Of the 100 cat samples tested with in-clinic assay SNAP 4Dx Plus, the overall FTBP seroprevalence was 3% (3/100); with B. burgdorferi - 1% (1/100) and E. canis - 2% (2/100). This study provides the first evidence of exposure to B. burgdorferi and E. canis in cats from Bulgaria.
KW - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
KW - Borrelia burgdorferi
KW - cats
KW - Ehrlichia canis
KW - tick-borne pathogens
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85095461775
U2 - 10.1089/vbz.2020.2628
DO - 10.1089/vbz.2020.2628
M3 - Article
C2 - 32584697
AN - SCOPUS:85095461775
SN - 1530-3667
VL - 20
SP - 864
EP - 867
JO - Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
JF - Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
IS - 11
ER -
