| dc.description.abstract | Increased prevalence of tick-borne disease in humans and animals is an important public
health issue. Dogs can be clinically ill, reservoirs of tick-borne pathogens, or sentinel
populations for research. Certainly, small-scale research has been conducted in dogs
and this review will focus on the recent studies of emergent and re-emergent tick-borne
pathogens in dogs in Serbia. Babesiosis stands out as the most common and important
tick-borne disease in dogs. In addition to this pathogen, the presence of Hepatozoon canis
and “Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum” in the blood of dogs was proved using
molecular methods. Seroreactivity in dogs has been proven for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu
lato (s.l.) complex, Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia ewingii, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma
platys, Rickettsia conorii, and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). The presence of B.
burgdorferi s.l. complex, A. phagocytophilum, Rickettsia spp. from the group of spotted
fevers, and TBEV in ticks indicates the geographical distribution and potential for
infecting humans, dogs, and other animals in Serbia. Further systematic, comprehensive,
well designed, bacteriological, virological, parasitological, epidemiological, clinical
(infectological), and acarological research is needed in Serbia. | en_US |
