Naturally occurring Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection in two prosimian primate species: ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) and ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata)

A naturally occurring infection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in lemurs is described. DNA of Ehrlichia chaffeensis was identified by polymerase chain reaction in peripheral blood from six of eight clinically ill lemurs. Organisms were cultured from the blood of one lemur exhibiting clinical and hematolog...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2002-12, Vol.8 (12), p.1497-1500
Hauptverfasser:	Williams, Cathy V, Van Steenhouse, Jan L, Bradley, Julie M, Hancock, Susan I, Hegarty, Barbara C, Breitschwerdt, Edward B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Communicable diseases Disease Outbreaks - veterinary Disease transmission Dispatch Doxycycline - therapeutic use Ehrlichia Ehrlichia chaffeensis Ehrlichia chaffeensis - isolation & purification ehrlichiosis Ehrlichiosis - blood Ehrlichiosis - drug therapy Ehrlichiosis - veterinary Genetic aspects Genetic research Health aspects Lemur Lemur catta Lemurs North Carolina Polymerase Chain Reaction primate tick-borne diseases United States
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Zusammenfassung:	A naturally occurring infection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in lemurs is described. DNA of Ehrlichia chaffeensis was identified by polymerase chain reaction in peripheral blood from six of eight clinically ill lemurs. Organisms were cultured from the blood of one lemur exhibiting clinical and hematologic abnormalities similar to those of humans infected with E. chaffeensis.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid0812.020085