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de Oliveira CM, Yang TS, Duarte MA, Marr H, McManus CM, André MR, Birkenheuer AJ, Paludo GR. Canine piroplasmids: Molecular detection and laboratory characterization in dogs from Brasilia, Brazil, with the first molecular evidence of dog exposure to a novel opossum-associated Babesia sp. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2023; 14:102181. [PMID: 37084584 PMCID: PMC10698754 DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
Abstract
Canine piroplasmid infections can be caused by Babesia spp., Theileria spp. and Rangelia vitalii. In Brazil, canine babesiosis caused by Babesia vogeli is endemic and reported throughout the country. On the other hand, Rangeliosis caused by R. vitalii has only been described so far in the South and Southeast regions. Despite that, studies analyzing the laboratory and molecular characterization of these hemoprotozoa are still scarce. To investigate the occurrence, the laboratory features, the molecular characterization, and the diversity of piroplasmids from Midwestern Brazil, a survey was performed using blood samples obtained from 276 domestic dogs from Brasília, Federal District, Midwestern Brazil. A broad-range quantitative PCR (qPCR) targeting the mitochondrial large subunit ribosomal DNA (LSU4) was used to detect piroplasmid DNA. The overall molecular occurrence of piroplasmids was 11.2% (31/276), with 9.7% (27/276) of the sequences identified as Babesia vogeli (98-100% identity to B. vogeli isolate from the USA). Based on a partial 18S rRNA sequence pairwise alignment (-250 bp), 1.4% (4/276) of the sequences showed only 76.8% identity with B. vogeli but 100% identity with opossum-associated Babesia sp. (MW290046-53). These findings suggest the exposure of dogs from Brazil to a recently described Babesia sp. isolated from white-eared opossum. None of the analyzed dogs was positive for Theileria spp. or R. vitalii. Subsequently, all positive sequences were submitted to three additional PCR assays based on the 18S rRNA, cox-1, and cytb genes, aiming at performing a haplotype network analysis. Haplotype network using cox-1 sequences showed the presence of six different haplotypes of B. vogeli; one of them was shared with isolates from Brazil, the USA, and India. When including animals co-infected with other vector-borne diseases, piroplasmid-positive dogs had 2.3 times higher chance of having thrombocytopenia than the negative ones. The molecular results demonstrated that the compared Babesia vogeli sequences showed a low variability as well as evidence of exposure to a putative novel opossum-associated Babesia sp. in dogs from Midwestern Brazil.
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- Camila Manoel de Oliveira
- Laboratório de Patologia Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV/UnB), Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, ICC Centro - Asa Norte, CEP, Brasília, Distrito Federal 70910-900, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Laboratório de Patologia Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV/UnB), Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, ICC Centro - Asa Norte, CEP, Brasília, Distrito Federal 70910-900, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunoparasitologia, Departamento de Patologia, Reprodução e Saúde Única, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Jaboticabal São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Laboratório de Patologia Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV/UnB), Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, ICC Centro - Asa Norte, CEP, Brasília, Distrito Federal 70910-900, Brazil.
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Kongklieng A, Intapan PM, Boonmars T, Thanchomnang T, Janwan P, Sanpool O, Lulitanond V, Taweethavonsawat P, Chungpivat S, Maleewong W. Detection of Babesia canis vogeli and Hepatozoon canis in canine blood by a single-tube real-time fluorescence resonance energy transfer polymerase chain reaction assay and melting curve analysis. J Vet Diagn Invest 2015; 27:191-5. [PMID: 25776544 DOI: 10.1177/1040638714567935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
A real-time fluorescence resonance energy transfer polymerase chain reaction (qFRET PCR) coupled with melting curve analysis was developed for detection of Babesia canis vogeli and Hepatozoon canis infections in canine blood samples in a single tube assay. The target of the assay was a region within the 18S ribosomal RNA gene amplified in either species by a single pair of primers. Following amplification from the DNA of infected dog blood, a fluorescence melting curve analysis was done. The 2 species, B. canis vogeli and H. canis, could be detected and differentiated in infected dog blood samples (n = 37) with high sensitivity (100%). The detection limit for B. canis vogeli was 15 copies of a positive control plasmid, and for H. canis, it was 150 copies of a positive control plasmid. The assay could simultaneously distinguish the DNA of both parasites from the DNA of controls. Blood samples from 5 noninfected dogs were negative, indicating high specificity. Several samples can be run at the same time. The assay can reduce misdiagnosis and the time associated with microscopic examination, and is not prone to the carryover contamination associated with the agarose gel electrophoresis step of conventional PCR. In addition, this qFRET PCR method would be useful to accurately determine the range of endemic areas or to discover those areas where the 2 parasites co-circulate.
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- Amornmas Kongklieng
- Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Thanchomnang, Janwan, Sanpool, Lulitanond, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandDepartments of Parasitology (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandMicrobiology (Lulitanond), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandFaculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand (Thanchomnang, Sanpool)Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand (Janwan)Parasitology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (Taweethavonsawat, Chungpivat)
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- Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Thanchomnang, Janwan, Sanpool, Lulitanond, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandDepartments of Parasitology (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandMicrobiology (Lulitanond), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandFaculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand (Thanchomnang, Sanpool)Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand (Janwan)Parasitology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (Taweethavonsawat, Chungpivat)
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- Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Thanchomnang, Janwan, Sanpool, Lulitanond, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandDepartments of Parasitology (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandMicrobiology (Lulitanond), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandFaculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand (Thanchomnang, Sanpool)Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand (Janwan)Parasitology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (Taweethavonsawat, Chungpivat)
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- Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Thanchomnang, Janwan, Sanpool, Lulitanond, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandDepartments of Parasitology (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandMicrobiology (Lulitanond), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandFaculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand (Thanchomnang, Sanpool)Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand (Janwan)Parasitology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (Taweethavonsawat, Chungpivat)
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- Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Thanchomnang, Janwan, Sanpool, Lulitanond, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandDepartments of Parasitology (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandMicrobiology (Lulitanond), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandFaculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand (Thanchomnang, Sanpool)Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand (Janwan)Parasitology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (Taweethavonsawat, Chungpivat)
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- Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Thanchomnang, Janwan, Sanpool, Lulitanond, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandDepartments of Parasitology (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandMicrobiology (Lulitanond), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandFaculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand (Thanchomnang, Sanpool)Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand (Janwan)Parasitology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (Taweethavonsawat, Chungpivat)
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- Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Thanchomnang, Janwan, Sanpool, Lulitanond, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandDepartments of Parasitology (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandMicrobiology (Lulitanond), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandFaculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand (Thanchomnang, Sanpool)Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand (Janwan)Parasitology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (Taweethavonsawat, Chungpivat)
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- Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Thanchomnang, Janwan, Sanpool, Lulitanond, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandDepartments of Parasitology (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandMicrobiology (Lulitanond), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandFaculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand (Thanchomnang, Sanpool)Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand (Janwan)Parasitology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (Taweethavonsawat, Chungpivat)
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- Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Thanchomnang, Janwan, Sanpool, Lulitanond, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandDepartments of Parasitology (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandMicrobiology (Lulitanond), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandFaculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand (Thanchomnang, Sanpool)Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand (Janwan)Parasitology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (Taweethavonsawat, Chungpivat)
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- Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Thanchomnang, Janwan, Sanpool, Lulitanond, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandDepartments of Parasitology (Kongklieng, Intapan, Boonmars, Maleewong), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandMicrobiology (Lulitanond), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandFaculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand (Thanchomnang, Sanpool)Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand (Janwan)Parasitology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (Taweethavonsawat, Chungpivat)
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