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Molecular investigation of tick-borne pathogens in dogs from Luanda, Angola
3 May 2016
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BACKGROUND: No molecular data have been available on tick-borne pathogens that infect dogs from Angola. The occurrence of agents from the genera Anaplasma, Babesia, Ehrlichia and Hepatozoon was assessed in 103 domestic dogs from Luanda, by means of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequence analysis. RESULTS: Forty-six dogs (44.7 %) were positive for at least one pathogen. Twenty-one animals (20.4 %)...
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