Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis, Borrelia burgdorferi infection in dogs from Diyarbakir in Turkey

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis antigen, Ehrlichia canis and Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies, using an Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) (Snap 3Dx test; IDEXX Laboratories, Westbrook, Maine, USA). Study was performed on total of 82 mixed-breed dogs (60 female and 22 male). Each dog was examined clinically, microscopic examination of stained smear. D. immitis antigen infection was detected in 2 dogs (2.4%) and E. ean,is antibodies were present in 4 dogs (4.8%). None of the tested dogs (82) was positive for B. burgdorferi antibodies. © 2011 Academic Journals Inc.