ABSTRACT
Dos perros fueron diagnosticados con borreliosis y uno con anaplasmosis, ambos casos hallados por primera vez en la ciudad de Lima, Perú. Los animales presentaban signos inespecíficos como decaimiento y palidez de mucosas, y uno de ellos con petequias y equimosis en piel. El diagnóstico de laboratorio se hizo mediante una prueba de ELISA comercial.
Two dogs were diagnosed with Lyme borreliosis and one dog with anaplasmosis. The animals showed unspecific clinical signs like depression, pale mucose membranes, and one of them had petechiae and ecchymotic skin lesions. The laboratory diagnose was done by an ELISA commercial test. This is the first report of these diseases in Lima, Peru.
Subject(s)
Animals , Anaplasmosis , Dogs , Lyme Disease , Soluble N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Factor Attachment Proteins , PeruABSTRACT
A total of 180 serum samples collected in the period of April to September, 2004 from 12 broiler breeder flocks and commercial layers older than 50 weeks of age from ten poultry farms were tested for the presence of Reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) antibodies using a commercial ELISA test. Only 3 samples were positive to antibodies against REV; however, the optical densities of the 3 positive samples were higher than the negative controls but below to the positive controls. ELISA serologic testing is not definitive and, therefore, it can be concluded that the 12 flocks were negative to REV antibodies. On the other hand, further studies, such as isolation and identification of the virus, are required to achieve a definitive diagnosis.
