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Temporal and spatial variation in Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in Swedish moose (Alces alces).
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Jun 2014
Malmsten J, Widén D Gavier, Rydevik G, Yon L, Hutchings M R, Thulin C-G, Söderquist L, Aspan A, Stuen S, Dalin A-M
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SUMMARY: The occurrence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum was investigated in spleen and serum samples from Swedish moose (Alces alces) in southern Sweden (island and mainland). Samples were analysed for presence of A. phagocytophilum DNA by real-time PCR (n = 263), and for Anaplasma antibodies with ELISA serology (n = 234). All serum samples had antibodies against A. phagocytophilum. The mean DNA-based prevalence was...
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