@article{PAR00013606,
  title = {{U}pdate on epidemiology of canine babesiosis in {S}outhern {F}rance},
  author = {{R}ene-{M}artellet, {M}. and {M}oro, {C}. {V}. and {C}hene, {J}. and {B}ourdoiseau, {G}. and {C}habanne, {L}. and {M}avingui, {P}atrick},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {C}anine babesiosis is an emerging or re-emerging disease caused by {B}abesia and {T}heileria protozoans, also called piroplasms, transmitted by {I}xodid ticks. {I}n {E}urope, four etiological agents have been identified to date, namely {B}abesia canis, {B}. vogeli, {B}. gibsoni and {T}heileria annae. {F}rance has a high prevalence of canine babesiosis and two tick species, {D}ermacentor reticulatus and {R}hipicephalus sanguineus, are supposed to transmit {B}. canis and {B}. vogeli respectively. {I}n southern {F}rance, where dog infections with {B}. vogeli were recently confirmed, no comprehensive study was performed to date on piroplasm species infecting dogs. {T}hus, a large scale survey involving veterinary clinics, kennels and tick collection from the environment was conducted from 2010 to 2012 in this area. {R}esults: {F}rom 2010 to 2012, 140 dog blood samples and 667 ticks were collected. {A}ll blood and a subset of ticks were screened for the presence of piroplasms by {PCR} amplification of 18{S} r{DNA}. {B}. vogeli, {B}. canis and {T}. annae were detected in 13.6, 12.9 and 0.7 % dogs respectively. {B}. vogeli and {B}. canis were detected in 10.5 % and in 1.6 % {R}. sanguineus ticks including 1.3 % co-infections. {B}. canis was the only species detected in {D}. reticulatus ticks (9.7 %). {B}. canis infections were only recorded in the southwest of {F}rance whereas {B}. vogeli was mainly found in the southeast. {F}inally, a significantly higher prevalence of {B}. vogeli infection was found in {G}ard compared to {C}orsica and {D}rme regions, both in dogs (p < 0.002) and {R}. sanguineus ticks (p < 0.02) although {R}. sanguineus was the main ticks species removed from dogs in those three areas. {C}onclusions: {T}he survey confirmed the circulation of both {B}. canis and {B}. vogeli in dogs in southern {F}rance with differences in distribution probably linked to the distribution of their respective vectors. {I}t also showed differences in prevalence of {B}. vogeli infection in areas similar in terms of risk of dogs infestation with {R}. sanguineus. {F}urther studies focusing on genetic and microbiota of {R}. sanguineus ticks should be conducted to explore other biological interactions that may explain the differences observed.},
  keywords = {{C}anine babesiosis ; {R}hipicephalus sanguineus ; {D}ermacentor reticulatus ; {B}abesia vogeli ; {B}abesia canis ; {M}olecular characterization ; {E}pidemiology ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}mc {V}eterinary {R}esearch},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 223},
  ISSN = {1746-6148},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1186/s12917-015-0525-3},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00013606},
}