Ticks are important vectors in transmitting various pathogens and they could jeopardize the health and welfare of humans and animals worldwide. The present study aimed to investigate the presence of important tick-borne haemopathogens (TBH) in dogs and ticks via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays. A total of 220 blood samples and 140 ticks were collected from 10 animal shelters in Peninsular Malaysia. Of 220 blood samples, 77 (35 %) were positive to TBH, of which 20 % were E. canis, 12 % were A. platys, 7 % were B. gibsoni and 7 % were B. vogeli. All ticks were identified as Rhipicephalus sanguineus with five samples (3.57 %) positive with TBH. Co-infections of TBH (0.45–9.55 %) in dogs were also observed in this study.

cks虫是传播各种病原体的重要媒介，它们可能危害全世界人类和动物的健康和福祉。本研究旨在通过聚合酶链反应（PCR）分析来研究狗和tick中重要的tick传播血病原（TBH）的存在。从马来西亚半岛的10个动物收容所收集了220份血液样本和140滴答。在220份血液样本中，有TBH阳性77例（35％），其中犬埃里希氏菌20％，板鸭A. platys，吉布森B. gibsoni 7％，B。vogeli 7％。所有壁虱均被鉴定为血红头RTBH阳性的5个样品（3.57％）。在这项研究中还观察到犬中TBH的共感染（0.45-9.55％）。