Occurrence of hemoplasma compatible structures of non-domiciled canines in Cuba

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anemia, canines, hemoplasmas, mycoplasmas, PCR

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Eliany Rodríguez-Mirabal
Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria
Lissett Roblejo-Arias
Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria
Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez
Umeå University
Ernesto Vega-Cañizares
Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria
Evelyn Lobo-Rivero
Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria

Abstract

Canine hemoplasmosis is a disease caused by hemotrophic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) that affects dogs regardless of breed or age. These agents (formerly belonging to the genera Haemobartonella and Eperythrozoon) are obligate eperythrocytic bacteria that can induce anemia in the infected host and are recognized for their zoonotic potential. The objective of the present study was to detect the presence of hemoplasma compatible structures in populations of non-domiciled dogs in Havana province, Cuba. Samples were collected from 124 dogs from 11 municipalities of this province. Diagnosis was carried out by observation of blood smears stained with Giemsa and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), amplifying a region of the 16S rRNA gene of the class Mollicutes. Hemoplasma compatible structures were detected in 23 % of the dogs tested and Mollicutes was diagnosed in 41 % of the samples processed by PCR. No association was found between the presence of hemoplasma compatible structures and anemia in the animals. The spatiotemporal pattern of hemoplasma compatible structures was identified, indicating that dogs infected with them were detected in all the municipalities included in this study. No association was found between hemoplasma infection and the presence of anemia. The spatiotemporal pattern of hemoplasma infection was identified, indicating that dogs infected with it were detected in all the municipalities included in this study. This result is the first study of this type to be carried out in Cuba and evidences the need to confirm, by other molecular assays, the identification of hemoplasma and the development of a prevention and control strategy for this entity.

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Rodríguez-Mirabal E, Roblejo-Arias L, Fonseca-Rodríguez O, Vega-Cañizares E, Lobo-Rivero E. Occurrence of hemoplasma compatible structures of non-domiciled canines in Cuba. Rev. Salud Anim. [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 2 [cited 2024 Nov. 25];43(1). Available from: https://revistas.censa.edu.cu/index.php/RSA/article/view/1140
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Vol. 43 No. 1 (2021): enero-abril
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