Molecular detection of Rickettsia sp. genotype RF2125 from household dogs in the central highlands of Vietnam.
Res Vet Sci
; 163: 104989, 2023 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Rickettsia felis, a zoonotic vector-borne bacteria, is reported globally in humans, animals, and its invertebrate hosts. This study was designed to detect antibodies against R. felis and the DNA of R. felis in blood of domestic dogs in the Central Highlands of Vietnam using immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT), and ompB- and gltA-PCRs, respectively. Using IFAT, 23 out of 338 plasma samples collected from household dogs were seropositive for R. felis, accounting for 6.80% (CI 95% 4.45-10.1%). Of 171 buffy coat samples from household dogs, 50 were positive for spotted fever group rickettsioses using ompB-PCR assay, accounting for 29.2% (CI 95% 22.6-36.7%). The gltA-PCR assay detected R. felis in 30% (15/50) of ompB-positive samples. DNA sequencing of ompB-PCR and gltA-PCR products confirmed the presence of R. felis and Rickettsia sp. genotype RF2125 / R. asembonensis. Our findings suggest a potential risk of R. felis infection in the communities in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, and the reservoir role of dogs to Rickettsia sp. genotype RF2125.
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Rickettsia
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Diagnostic_studies
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Asia
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Res Vet Sci
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2023
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