Stray dogs (n=359) and kennel dogs (n=149) from North Carolina were tested for evidence of antiBabesia antibodies. AntiBabesia antibodies were detected in 21/359 and 22/149 of the stray and kennel dogs, respectively. A total of 57 dogs from both groups were tested for babesiasis by light microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Babesia deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was detected in 3/28 of the stray dogs and 14/29 of the kennel dogs. When Babesia DNA was detected by PCR, the species-specific PCR results differed from the Babesia species antibody titer results in 6/17 of the PCR-positive dogs. There was no association between antiBabesia antibodies and the presence of ticks. There are currently Babesia gibsoni epizootics affecting American pit bull terrier kennels.
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November 01 2003
Serosurvey of AntiBabesia Antibodies in Stray Dogs and American Pit Bull Terriers and American Staffordshire Terriers From North Carolina
Adam J. Birkenheuer, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM;
Adam J. Birkenheuer, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
Departments of Clinical Sciences and Molecular Biologic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
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Michael G. Levy, PhD;
Michael G. Levy, PhD
Departments of Clinical Sciences and Molecular Biologic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
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Martha Stebbins, DVM, PhD;
Martha Stebbins, DVM, PhD
Departments of Clinical Sciences and Molecular Biologic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
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Matthew Poore, BS;
Matthew Poore, BS
Departments of Clinical Sciences and Molecular Biologic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
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Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
Departments of Clinical Sciences and Molecular Biologic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc (2003) 39 (6): 551–557.
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Adam J. Birkenheuer, Michael G. Levy, Martha Stebbins, Matthew Poore, Edward Breitschwerdt; Serosurvey of AntiBabesia Antibodies in Stray Dogs and American Pit Bull Terriers and American Staffordshire Terriers From North Carolina. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1 November 2003; 39 (6): 551–557. doi: https://doi.org/10.5326/0390551
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