Serological Survey of Canine Vector-Borne Infections in North-Center Spain

• DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.784331
• Publication Date: 2021-12-06T05:35:54Z
• Authors: Patricia Pérez Pérez; Iván Rodríguez-Es...; Elena Carretón; José Ángel Sánche...; Jacob Lorenzo-Mor...; José Alberto Mont...; Rodrigo Morchón
• Keywords: Ehrlichia canis; Seroprevalence

Various factors are currently causing an increase in vector-borne parasitic diseases at a global scale; among them, some stand out, such as climatic disturbances derived from change, the movements of reservoir animals, or changes land made by human activity. In European continent, there have been increasing number epidemiological studies focused on detection these diseases, especially dogs. Spain, few evaluation biotic and abiotic that may influence distribution, zones, orography, presence water reservoirs. The aim this study was to analyze prevalence distribution several canine caused Dirofilaria immitis, Leishmania infantum, Anaplasma platys, Ehrlichia canis autonomous community Castilla y León, largest region Iberian Peninsula, providing geospatial approach based geographic information system (GIS) analysis. Blood total 1,475 domestic dogs nine provinces León were analyzed. Also, GIS analysis sample locations carried taking into account most important predictor variables. infected D. immitis 7.19%, seroprevalence L. infantum 4.61 1.56% for A. platys E. canis. Most animals located areas with stagnant water, irrigated agriculture, riverbanks, always close forest woodland vegetation. These results indicate living should take prophylactic measures avoid infections.