Ehrlichia sp. infection in carthorses of low-income owners, Southern Brazil

Highlights • Anti- Ehrlichia sp. antibodies were detected in carthorses by a comprehensive serological survey with three different methods;. • Detection of Ehrlichia DNA, sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of 16 S rRNA and dsb genes confirmed infection;. • This is the first report of a natural inf...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases microbiology and infectious diseases, 2016-10, Vol.48, p.1-5
Hauptverfasser:	Vieira, Thállitha S, Vieira, Rafael F, Krawczak, Felipe S, Soares, Herbert S, Guimarães, Ana M, Barros-Filho, Ivan R, Marcondes, Mary, Labruna, Marcelo B, Biondo, Alexander W, Vidotto, Odilon
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Allergy and Immunology Anaplasma Anaplasma - immunology Anaplasma phagocytophilum Animals Antibodies, Bacterial - blood Bacterial Proteins - genetics Borrelia burgdorferi Borrelia burgdorferi - immunology Brazil - epidemiology Canis Disease Vectors Ehrlichia Ehrlichia - classification Ehrlichia - genetics Ehrlichia - immunology Ehrlichia - isolation & purification Ehrlichiosis Ehrlichiosis - epidemiology Ehrlichiosis - immunology Ehrlichiosis - microbiology Ehrlichiosis - veterinary Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - veterinary Female Genes, Bacterial Horse Diseases - epidemiology Horse Diseases - immunology Horse Diseases - microbiology Horses - microbiology Infectious Disease Ixodidae Male Panthera onca Phylogeny Poverty RNA, Ribosomal, 16S Sequence Analysis, DNA Tick-borne disease Ticks - microbiology Vector-borne disease
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Anti- Ehrlichia sp. antibodies were detected in carthorses by a comprehensive serological survey with three different methods;. • Detection of Ehrlichia DNA, sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of 16 S rRNA and dsb genes confirmed infection;. • This is the first report of a natural infection of this bacteria in horses from South America;. • Clinical signs and the tick vector remain unknown.
ISSN:	0147-9571 1878-1667
DOI:	10.1016/j.cimid.2016.07.002