ArticleTransboundary and emerging diseases2023
Prevalence, Distribution, and Factors Associated with Vector-Borne Pathogen Infections in Pet Dogs from Different Geoclimatic Zones in Sri Lanka.
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- Subclinical Infections of Babesia and Dirofilaria in Dogs Presented to a Veterinary Teaching Hospital: Evidence for a Silent Reservoir of Infection in Sri Lanka.Acta parasitologica · 2026Article
- Questionnaire-Based Survey on Risk Factors and Prevalence of Major Vector-Borne Diseases in the Aegean Region of Türkiye.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Seroprevalence ofVeterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Metabarcoding using nanopore sequencing enables identification of diverse and zoonotic vector-borne pathogens from neglected regions: A case study investigating dogs from Bhutan.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practices of veterinarians towards canine vector-borne pathogens in Sri Lanka.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
Vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) cause significant diseases in dogs in the tropics. In Sri Lanka, the scarce availability of previous studies on canine VBPs has hampered an accurate evaluation of their prevalence in pet dog populations. In this study, we collected demographic, clinical, and environmental data together with whole blood from 423 pet dogs from three geoclimatic zones in Sri Lanka. All blood samples were screened using a previously validated multiplex qPCR assay to detect the six most prevalent canine VBPs in tropical Asia. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to investigate environmental and host factors as predictors of VBP infections. Overall, 254 dogs (60.1%, 95% CI: 55.3-64.6%) were infected with one or more VBPs.
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