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Ticks on dogs and its role as vectors: intermediate hosts in the Center-West of Portugal
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Dogs are one of the most important hosts in the maintenance of tick population.
In order to identify the species and their role on the transmission of
hemoparasites and rickettsiae, ticks were collected on 466 dogs of Center-
West region of Portugal. Taxonomical studies were done and appositional
hemolymph smears were also performed in order to search for rickettsia infections.
Some ticks were processed for DNA extraction and screened by PCR
for detection of rickettsiae DNA.
Specimens of Rhipicephalus sanguineus, R. pusillus, Ixodes spp. and Hyalomma
marginatum were identified. Only the first two species were found
infected with a rickettsial strain Bar29 and with R. massiliae.
These results reinforce the important role of dogs and its ticks on epidemiology
of tick-borne rickettsiae agents in Portugal.
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Dog Host Ixodidae Parasitism Vectorborne diseases Portugal
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Rosa, F., Crespo, M., Ferreirinha, D., Morgado, M., Madeira, M., Santos-Silva, M., Santos, A.& Sousa, R., 2006. Ticks on dogs and its role as vectors/intermediate hosts in the Center-West of Portugal. Proccedings of International Congress of Parasitology, Glasgow, Scotland, 567-570, Medimond International Proceedings (G806C0974).