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Enfermedades transmitidas por vectores en gatos: una mirada molecular en ambientes urbanos de Medellín, Colombia

Vector-borne diseases in cats: a molecular look at urban environments in Medellin, Colombia

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https://doi.org/10.15446/rfmvz.v70n2.105407

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PCR, Bartonella spp., Mycoplasma spp., Hepatozoon spp., Ehrlichia spp., Babesia spp., Anaplasma spp., Dirofilaria spp. (es)
PCR, Bartonella spp., Mycoplasma spp., Hepatozoon spp., Ehrlichia spp, Babesia spp., Anaplasma spp., Dirofilaria spp. (en)

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Los patógenos transmitidos por vectores en gatos, son agentes infecciosos que varían desde nematodos, protozoos y bacterias. El presente estudio retrospectivo de las bases de datos de 1418 felinos donde se evaluaron 9 agentes hemotrópicos mediante qPCR en la ciudad de Medellín entre julio 2021 y marzo 2022, se evidencia una frecuencia del 70%, con un porcentaje de animales infectados con uno, dos, o tres agentes del 56%, 14%, y 2.3%, respectivamente. Con una frecuencia para cada agente de: Ricketssia spp. 0.21%, Babesia spp. 0.35%, Erlichia spp. 0.49%, Dirolifaria spp. 0.64%, Anaplasma spp 0.7%, Hepatozoon spp 5.4%, Mycoplasma spp 24.4% y Bartonella spp. 37.9%. Las coinfecciones evidenciadas de dos agentes hemotrópicos fueron: Bartonella spp. y Mycoplasma spp. 7.9%, Bartonella spp. y Hepatozoon spp. 2.1%, Mycoplasma spp. y Hepatozoon spp. 2% y Ehrlichia spp. y Anaplasma spp. 0.5%. De los 15 hemogramas de felinos infectados, 11 de ellos presentaron hemogramas sin alteraciones significativas.   Dos de los felinos positivos, evidencian anemia moderada y severa, y reticulocitos de 0.9% y 0.4%, respectivamente. Sólo un individuo positivo para Mycoplasma spp presentó trombocitopenia, y tres plaquetas en limites inferiores. Se concluye que la PCR es la prueba más confiable para el diagnóstico de hemotrópicos.

Vector-borne pathogens in cats are infectious agents that range from nematodes, protozoa, and bacteria. The present retrospective study of the databases of 1418 felines where 9 hemotropic agents were evaluated by qPCR in the city of Medellín between July 2021 and March 2022, a frequency of 70% is evidenced, with a percentage of animals infected with one, two, or three agents of 56%, 14%, and 2.3%, respectively. With a frecuency for each agent of: Ricketssia spp. 0.21%, Babesia spp. 0.35%, Erlichia spp. 0.49%, Dirolifaria spp. 0.64%, Anaplasma spp 0.7%, Hepatozoon spp 5.4%, Mycoplasma spp 24.4% y Bartonella spp. 37.9%. Evidenced coinfections of two hemotropic agents was: Bartonella spp. y Mycoplasma spp. 7.9%, Bartonella spp. y Hepatozoon spp. 2.1%, Mycoplasma spp. y Hepatozoon spp. 2% y Ehrlichia spp. y Anaplasma spp. 0.5%. Of the 15 hemograms of infected felines, 11 of them presented hemograms without significant alterations. Two of the positive felines showed moderate and severe anemia, and reticulocyte of 0.9% and 0.4%, respectively. Only one individual positive for Mycoplasma spp presented trombocytopenia, and trhee platelet in lower limits. It is concluded that PCR is the most reliable test for the diagnosis of hemotropic.

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