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Molecular and Serologic Detection of Ehrlichia spp. in Endangered Brazilian Wild Captive Felids
1 Jul 2010
Abstract excerpt
Ehrlichiosis, an emergent tick-borne disease that affects both humans and animals, may represent a threat to the survival and preservation of wild felids in Brazil. There are few studies of ehrlichiosis in wild felids in Brazil, but Ehrlichia spp. are present in domestic cats. Antibodies to Ehrlichia canis have been reported in a puma (Puma concolor). In this study we assessed the presence of these hemoparasites...
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