Report of candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum and Mycoplasma haemocanis canine natural infections in Massambaba restinga, Brazil
Citation
Miranda et al. (2019).
Abstract
Background: Tick-borne diseases are frequent in the Southeastern section of Brazil. The most prevalent canine parasites diagnosed are Ehrlichia canis, Babesia gibsoni, Babesia canis and Anaplasma platys, although Mycoplasma haemocanis and candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum have been registered in the country.
Methods: When two clinically healthy dogs from a suburban area of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with history of being heavily infested with ticks were examined at Idexx Reference Laboratories, California for tick panel check.
Results: One dog harbored DNA of candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum and the other DNA of Mycoplasma haemocanis.
Conclusions: These results suggest that monitoring for tick infestations and tick-borne parasites must be permanent in southeastern Brazil, especially due to global climate changes which may contribute to spread and increase the number of infections in the Country.