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Last, R.D.
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Hill, J.M.
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Matjila, Paul Tshepo
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Reme, C.A.
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2008-05-06T10:25:43Z |
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2008-05-06T10:25:43Z |
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2007-06 |
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South African canine babesiosis caused by Babesia canis rossi is a common clinical disease in dogs in South Africa and remains a significant cause of domestic dog mortality. To determine whether tick-repellent, 9% amitraz-impregnated tick collars (Preventic-Virbac) could prevent tick-borne exposure to B. canis rossi, 50 dogs were assigned to two groups. Group 1 (20 dogs), polymerase chain reaction (PCR)- and reverse line blot (RLB)-negative for B. canis rossi, were fitted with amitraz collars and blood samples collected monthly , over a 6-month period, and analysed for B. canis rossi. Group 2 (30 dogs) included 5 dogs selected on a month-by-month basis from a population of dogs from the same geographical area as the group 1 dogs, but with no history of previous tick control, which were blood-sampled together with the treatment group and analysed for B. canis rossi by PCR and RLB, to serve as the control group. Eight of the 30 control dogs (26.6 %) were PCR / RLB positive for B. canis rossi, indicating high pathogen exposure during the trial period. All twenty of the treatment group dogs remained negative for B. canis rossi throughout the 6 months of the trial. These results suggest that the use of amitraz-impregnated collars had a significant effect on reducing infection with B. canis rossi. |
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Last, RD, Hill, JM, Matjila, PT & Rème, CA 2007, 'A field trial evaluation of the prophylactic efficacy of amitraz-impregnated collars against canine babesiosis (Babesia canis rossi) in South Africa', Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 63-65. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_savet.html] |
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0038-2809 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5150 |
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South African Veterinary Association |
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dc.rights |
South African Veterinary Association |
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dc.subject |
Babesiosis control |
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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
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Reverse line blot (RLB) |
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Tick attachment |
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Tick collar |
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Tick-borne diseases in animals |
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Veterinary protozoology |
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Babesiosis |
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Dogs -- Diseases -- South Africa |
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A field trial evaluation of the prophylactic efficacy of amitraz-impregnated collars against canine babesiosis (Babesia canis rossi) in South Africa |
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Article |
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