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Prevalence of Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma platys, Babesia canis vogeli, Hepatozoon canis, Bartonella vinsonii berkhoffii, and Rickettsia spp. in dogs from Grenada.
Veterinary parasitology - 14 Feb 2008
Yabsley Michael J, McKibben John, Macpherson Calum N, Cattan Peggy F, Cherry Natalie A, Hegarty Barbara C, Breitschwerdt Edward B, O'Connor Tom, Chandrashekar Ramaswamy, Paterson Tara, Perea Marta Lanza, Ball Geoffrey, Friesen Stanley, Goedde Jill, Henderson Brooke, Sylvester Wayne
Abstract excerpt
To identify the tick-borne pathogens in dogs from Grenada, we conducted a serologic survey for Ehrlichia canis in 2004 (104 dogs) and a comprehensive serologic and molecular survey for a variety of tick-borne pathogens in 2006 (73 dogs). In 2004 and 2006, 44 and 32 dogs (42.3% and 43.8%) were seropositive for E. canis, respectively. In 2006, several tick-borne pathogens were identified by serology and PCR. DNA of...
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