Granulocytic anaplasmosis in a horse from Saskatchewan

Granulocytic anaplasmosis in a horse from Saskatchewan

This report describes a case of equine granulocytic anaplasmosis in a horse from Saskatchewan. Morulae were visualized within blood neutrophils, and the diagnosis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The organism was identified as the human pathogenic strain of Anaplasma phagocytophilum...

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian veterinary journal 2012-08, Vol.53 (8), p.886-888
Hauptverfasser: Burgess, Hilary, Chilton, Neil B, Krakowetz, Chantel N, Williams, Charlotte, Lohmann, Katharina
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Sprache:eng
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum - isolation & purification
Animals
Ehrlichiosis - diagnosis
Ehrlichiosis - epidemiology
Ehrlichiosis - veterinary
Horse Diseases - diagnosis
Horse Diseases - epidemiology
Horses
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary
Saskatchewan - epidemiology
Scientific
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Zusammenfassung:This report describes a case of equine granulocytic anaplasmosis in a horse from Saskatchewan. Morulae were visualized within blood neutrophils, and the diagnosis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The organism was identified as the human pathogenic strain of Anaplasma phagocytophilum by PCR and DNA sequencing of 3 independent genes.
ISSN:0008-5286