The epidemiology of Rickettsia felis infecting fleas of companion animals in eastern Australia

Tick-borne diseases are a major threat to both humans and their pets; therefore, it is important to evaluate the prevalence of pathogens carried by ticks on companion animals. In this study, attached and unattached Ixodid ticks were removed from companion animals by a veterinary practice in Hall County, Georgia. DNA was extracted from unengorged adult ticks and each was screened for the presence of Rickettsia spp. by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequenced to determine the species present. Two hundred and four adult hard-bodied ticks were identified to species and Rickettsia spp. were found in 19.6% (n = 38) of the 194 analyzed DNA extracts. Rickettsia montanensis was found in Dermacentor variablis (14.7%; n = 25), Amblyomma maculatum (33.3%; n = 2), and Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. ticks (25%; n = 4). One Amblyomma americanum tick contained Rickettsia amblyommatis, while Rickettsia felis was found in one Dermacentor variablis tick, serving as the first report of Rickettsia felis in a tick in this region and within this tick vector. This study suggests that there is a risk of companion animals contracting a species of Rickettsia from a tick bite in northeastern Georgia, indicating a need for more investigation and highlighting the importance of tick prevention on pets.

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Prevalence ofBartonellaspecies,Rickettsia felis, haemoplasmas and theEhrlichiagroup in the blood of cats and fleas in eastern Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal ◽

10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00569.x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 88 (5) ◽

pp. 160-165 ◽

Cited By ~ 61

Author(s):

VR Barrs ◽

JA Beatty ◽

BJ Wilson ◽

N Evans ◽

R Gowan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rickettsia Felis ◽

Eastern Australia

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In vitro antimicrobial activity of marbofloxacin and enrofloxacin against bacterial strains isolated from companion animals

Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde ◽

10.1024/0036-7281.149.6.265 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 149 (6) ◽

pp. 265-271 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

A. M. Farca ◽

P. Cavana ◽

P. Robino ◽

P. Nebbia

Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Activity ◽

Companion Animals ◽

Bacterial Strains ◽

In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity

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Comparação de testes coproparasitológicos em criadouro comercial de psitacídeos exóticos

Revista Agraria Academica ◽

10.32406/v3n52020/100-107/agrariacad ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (5) ◽

pp. 100-107

Author(s):

Marina Camargo de Sousa ◽

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Julia Ronzani Vial ◽

Rodrigo Hidalgo Friciello Teixeira ◽

Andrea Cristina Higa Nakaghi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Statistical Tests ◽

Companion Animals ◽

Clinical Importance ◽

Breeding Site ◽

Chi Square ◽

Fecal Samples ◽

Breeding Sites ◽

Specificity And Sensitivity ◽

Nematode Eggs ◽

Commercial Breeding

Birds of the psittaciform order, composed by the Psittacidae and Loridae family have several characteristics making them more frequently kept as companion animals, promoting the increase of breeding sites in Brazil. The present study aimed to analyze the specificity and sensitivity of three different coproparasitological tests, Willis, Hoffman and Direto de feces, through statistical tests: Chi-Square and Kappa. 70 fecal samples of exotic parrots were collected from a commercial breeding site and these were submitted to the three tests, totaling 210 coproparasitological exams. Among the tests performed, 29,5% were positive for nematode eggs, cestodes and oocysts. Coproparasitological exams are inexpensive, have clinical importance, indicating the population of endoparasites and therapeutic treatments.

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