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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

R.D. Last, J.D. Hill, P.T. Matjila, C.A. Reme
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 78, No 2 | a291 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v78i2.291 | © 2007 R.D. Last, J.D. Hill, P.T. Matjila, C.A. Reme | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 01 June 2007 | Published: 01 June 2007

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R.D. Last,
J.D. Hill,
P.T. Matjila,
C.A. Reme,

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Abstract

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.

Keywords

Babesiosis Control; Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR); Reverse Line Blot (RLB); Tick Attachment; Tick Collar

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