Molecular survey of Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis in dogs from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Molecular survey of Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis in dogs from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

This study investigated the frequency of infection by Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis in dogs submitted to animal health centers in Campo Grande, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. E. canis and A. platys showed infection frequencies of 55.75% and 16.96%, respectively. The identity of the two species was confirmed by DNA sequencing.

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Main Authors: SOARES, R., RAMOS, C. A., PEDROSO, T., BABO-TERRA, V., CLEVELAND, H., ARAUJO, F. R.
Other Authors: Rodrigo Soares, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnica/Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul; CARLOS ALBERTO RAMOS, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnica/Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul; THATIANNA PEDROSO, Diagno Vet Laboratório Veterinário; VERÔNICA BABO-TERRA, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnica/Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul; HERBERT CLEVELAND, 3Laboratório de Biologia Molecular/Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnica/Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul; FLABIO RIBEIRO ARAUJO, CNPGC.
Format: Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:English
eng
Published: 2017-10-13
Subjects:NPCR, Midwestern Brazil, Meio oeste do Brasil, Bactéria intracelular., Epidemiologia, DNA, Bactéria, Infecção, Erliquiose., Epidemiology, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma platys, Ehrlichiosis.,
Online Access:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1077361
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Summary:This study investigated the frequency of infection by Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis in dogs submitted to animal health centers in Campo Grande, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. E. canis and A. platys showed infection frequencies of 55.75% and 16.96%, respectively. The identity of the two species was confirmed by DNA sequencing.

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