Co-infection patterns of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in owned free-ranging dogs in central Chile

• Published in: Veterinary Research Communications
• Main Authors: Cevidanes, Aitor, Di Cataldo, María Sophia, Muñoz San Martín, Catalina, Latrofa, Maria Stefania, Hernández, Claudia, Cattan, Pedro E., Otranto, Domenico, Millán, Javier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: CANIS LUPUS FAMILIARIS; CHAGAS DISEASE; FLEA-BORNE; TICK-BORNE; VECTOR-BORNE; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; San Martín; Catalina; Bello; Muñoz; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/203305

We investigated the co-occurrence of the nine of the most relevant canine vector-borne pathogens (CVBP) using conventional and real-time PCR and evaluated risk factors and potential non-apparent haematological alterations associated with co-infection in 111 rural, owned, free-ranging dogs in the Met...