Rickettsia felis e Ehrlichia canis em cães do Semiárido Brasileiro: diagnóstico sorológico, molecular e fatores associados.

Abstract

The tick-borne diseases have a high frequency in dogs pets producing clinical signs of apathy, anorexia and hyperthermia. Among the Rickettsiales these diseases are very important due to the zoonotic potential exists. This dissertation consists of two original articles. The first was submitted to the Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology first identifying the presence of Ricketsia felis in ticks in Northeast Brazil by molecular techniques. The second chapter was submitted Research in Veterinary Science addressing the occurrence of a high frequency of positive dogs in IFA (69.4%) and a low frequency in the PCR (3.7%). It was observed that the main factors associated with infection by Ehrlichia canis in dogs were related to the environment when the animals and the frequency of cleaning performed environments. Concomitantly analyzed the main hematological associated with positivity in the PCR. Leukopenia, eosinopenia, lymphopenia were haematological variables associated with the statistical analysis.