Survey of animal-borne pathogens among companion animals of cats and dogs kept in households in a district of Beijing,China
Objective To investigate Rickettsia,Bartonella,and other major animal-and insect-borne pathogens carried by companion animals such as cats and dogs kept in households in Fengtai District,Beijing,China.Methods Anticoagulant whole blood from cats and dogs were collected at pet hospitals in Fengtai District,Beijing,and related epidemiological information was recorded.DNA was extracted from whole blood,and Rickettsia,Anaplasmataceae,Bartonella,Coxiella,Babesia,and Theileria were detected using nested PCR or semi-nested PCR.Results A total of 95 blood samples were collected from cats and dogs,including 33 samples from cats and 62 samples from dogs.There were 40 samples from the animals without symptoms of infection,54 samples from those with suspected symptoms of infection,and 1 sample without records of symptoms.All samples tested negative for the above pathogens.Conclusions In this survey conducted in Fengtai District,Beijing,no Rickettsia,Bartonella,Coxiella,or Babesia pathogens were found in cats and dogs collected,or the pathogen load in the blood was too low to be detected,indicating a low risk of carrying and transmitting animal-borne pathogens among household companion animals such as cats and dogs.However,due to the limited sample size and the singularity of the sampling site,further research is needed to confirm this conclusion.
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