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Potential vertebrate reservoir hosts and invertebrate vectors of Anaplasma marginale and A. phagocytophilum in central Spain.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2005
De La Fuente José, Naranjo Victoria, Ruiz-Fons Francisco, Höfle Ursula, Fernández De Mera Isabel G, Villanúa Diego, Almazán Consuelo, Torina Alessandra, Caracappa Santo, Kocan Katherine M, Gortázar Christian
Abstract excerpt
Organisms in the genus Anaplasma are obligate intracellular pathogens that multiply in both vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. The type species, A. marginale, causes bovine anaplasmosis and only infects ticks and ruminants. A. phagocytophilum causes human and animal granulocytic anaplasmosis, and genetically closely related strains show a wide host range, including ticks, ruminants, rodents, equids, canids,...
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