Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Ehrlichiosis in Brazil
2011; Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria; Volume: 20; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s1984-29612011000100002
ISSN1984-2961
AutoresRafael Felipe da Costa Vieira, Alexander Welker Biondo, Ana M. S. Guimarães, Andrea Pires dos Santos, Rodrigo Pires dos Santos, Leonardo Hermes Dutra, Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva Diniz, Helio Autrán de Morais, Joanne B. Messick, Marcelo B. Labruna, Odilon Vidotto,
Tópico(s)Dermatological diseases and infestations
ResumoEhrlichiosis is a disease caused by rickettsial organisms belonging to the genus Ehrlichia. In Brazil, molecular and serological studies have evaluated the occurrence of Ehrlichia species in dogs, cats, wild animals and humans. Ehrlichia canis is the main species found in dogs in Brazil, although E. ewingii infection has been recently suspected in five dogs. Ehrlichia chaffeensis DNA has been detected and characterized in mash deer, whereas E. muris and E. ruminantium have not yet been identified in Brazil. Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis caused by E. canis appears to be highly endemic in several regions of Brazil, however prevalence data are not available for several regions. Ehrlichia canis DNA also has been detected and molecularly characterized in three domestic cats, and antibodies against E. canis were detected in free-ranging Neotropical felids. There is serological evidence suggesting the occurrence of human ehrlichiosis in Brazil but its etiologic agent has not yet been established. Improved molecular diagnostic resources for laboratory testing will allow better identification and characterization of ehrlichial organisms associated with human ehrlichiosis in Brazil.
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