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Gac Med Mex 2014; 150 (2)

Asymptomatic human infection from contact with dogs: a case of human ehrlichiosis

Silva ÁB, Pina CS, Gabriel TMP, Mayoral SA, Mayoral MÁ, Pérez-Campos ML, López MJ, Pérez-Campos E

Language: Spanish
References: 16
Page: 171-174
PDF size: 68.47 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Living with dogs leads one to consider the necessity of identifying canine infections found in the people with whom the dogs live. Objective: Dogs which were clinically and serologically positive with the infections Ehirlichia canis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Dirofilaria Immitis were sought. People with the same infections were also identified. Material and methods: From a population of 80 dogs identified in the villages of San Bartolo Coyotepec and San Agustín Etla (suburbs peripheral to the city of Oaxaca, Mexico), 27 dogs were selected for study, all of which had adenomegaly, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and fevers of at least 43° C. Using enzyme immunoassay in this population of dogs and their closest human contacts, antibodies for Ehirlichia canis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi, and the antigen for Dirofilaria immitis were sought. Positive results in humans were confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results: Ten dogs with the clinical signs mentioned above tested positive for antibodies to Ehrlichia canis; two cases tested positive for Anaplasma phagocytophilum; one case tested positive for Dirofilaria Immitis. From human contact, one person tested positive for Ehirlichia canis; this case was confirmed by DNA amplification by means of PCR. Conclusion: It is necessary to identify the population of sick dogs in order to reduce related infections in people.


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