dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Jongejan, Prof. Dr. Frans | |
dc.contributor.author | Blaauw, F. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-03-20T18:00:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-03-20 | |
dc.date.available | 2009-03-20T18:00:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/2548 | |
dc.description.abstract | The speculation that Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks infected with Ehrlichia canis
are imported into the Netherlands is confirmed with this study, and has to be
seen as a signal for the veterinarians. Canine monocytic ehrlichiose can thereby
not directly be deleted from the list with differential diagnoses, when the dog
never entered an endemic area. The occurrence of E.canis in the Netherlands is
probably higher than everyone expected and further research about the
transmission is needed.
Thereby the purpose of this study was to formulate a protocol for the in vitro
feeding of adult R.sanguineus ticks, to investigate the transmission dynamics of
E.canis. A few supplements to the protocol of Kröber & Guerin were made, but
still there is a low percentage of attachment and a high percentage of dead.
For further research about the transmission dynamics of these bacteria with in
vitro feeding in the future, this study verified a method to acquire infected ticks
with E.canis. It’s possible to feed partly fed adult R.sanguineus ticks with capillary
feeding. Unfortunately the grade of infection after the capillary feeding couldn’t
be determined.
A follow-up study is needed to optimize the protocol for in vitro feeding of
R.sanguineus ticks, with the goal to investigate the transmission dynamics of tickborne
diseases in the future. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
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dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | nl | |
dc.title | Pilotstudie naar de transmissie van Ehrlichia canis met
behulp van in vitro membraanvoeding en capillairvoeding.
&
Het voorkomen van Ehrlichia canis en Rhipicephalus
sanguineus in Europa en Nederland. | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | ehrlichia canis, rhipicephalus sanguineus, transmission, in vitro feeding, prevalence | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Diergeneeskunde | |