MOLECULAR DETECTION OF RANGELIA VITALII IN A DOG FROM THE CURITIBA METROPOLITAN REGION, PARANA STATE, SOUTHERN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Anna C. B. Mongruel Departamento de Medicina Veterinária. Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba, PR.
  • Simone Tostes de Oliveira Stedile Departamento de Medicina Veterinária. Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba, PR.
  • Marlos G. Sousa Departamento de Medicina Veterinária. Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba, PR.
  • Jessica D.M. Valente Departamento de Medicina Veterinária. Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba, PR.
  • Iago C. Barbosa Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Londrina, PR.
  • Viviane C. Spanhol Departamento de Medicina Veterinária. Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba, PR.
  • Amanda Sezyshta Departamento de Medicina Veterinária. Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba, PR.
  • Luiz F. S. Weber Departamento de Medicina Veterinária. Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba, PR.
  • Thállitha S. W. J. Vieira Departamento de Medicina Veterinária. Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba, PR.
  • Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira Departamento de Medicina Veterinária. Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba, PR.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v22i4.56936

Keywords:

Canine rangeliosis, piroplasmosis, PCR

Abstract

Rangeliosis, caused by Rangelia vitalii, is known to causes apathy, intermittent fever, ear’s margin bleeding and anemia. Herein, we report the first molecular detection of R. vitalii infecting a dog from the Curitiba metropolitan region, Paraná State, southern Brazil. A four-year-old male mixed-breed neighborhood dog, presenting apathy, weight loss, and ear’s margin bleeding, was referred for clinical care at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the Universidade Federal do Paraná. Sequencing of the piroplasm positive sample showed ≥99% identity with R. vitalii 18S rDNA sequence deposited in GenBank. Further studies are needed to elucidate the pathogenicity, competence vector of ticks and epidemiology of this protozoa the State of Paraná.

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Published

2017-12-22

How to Cite

Mongruel, A. C. B., Stedile, S. T. de O., Sousa, M. G., Valente, J. D., Barbosa, I. C., Spanhol, V. C., … Vieira, R. F. da C. (2017). MOLECULAR DETECTION OF RANGELIA VITALII IN A DOG FROM THE CURITIBA METROPOLITAN REGION, PARANA STATE, SOUTHERN BRAZIL. Archives of Veterinary Science, 22(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v22i4.56936

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017)

Section

Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases

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