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New genetic variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma bovis from Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus).
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jul 2011
Kang Jun-gu, Ko Sungjin, Kim Young-Jun, Yang Hyo-Jin, Lee Hang, Shin Nam-Shik, Choi Kyoung-seong, Chae Joon-Seok
Abstract excerpt
Wild deer are one of the important natural reservoir hosts of Anaplasma species, which cause granulocytic anaplasmosis in equines, canines, and humans. The objective of the present study was to determine whether and what species of Anaplasma naturally infect Korean water deer (KWD) in the Republic of Korea. A total of 66 spleens from KWD carcasses were collected by the Conservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean...
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