Molecular epidemiology, hematological biomarker, associated risk factors and chemotherapeutic trials of ehrlichiosis in dogs in pakistan [PDF]
Th e study was a prospective trial, planned to determine the molecular epidemiology of ehrlichiosis in dogs through blood smear microscopy and Polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A total of 384 cephalic blood samples were collected from domestic (n=288) and
Shoaib AHMAD +9 more
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Human exposure to Anaplasma phagocytophilum in two cities of Northwestern Morocco [PDF]
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an emerging tick-borne zoonosis with extensive increased interest. Epidemiological data are available in several regions of the USA, Europe and Asia in contrast to other parts of the world such as North Africa.
Benajiba, Mohammed +8 more
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Ehrlichia and Anaplasma are bacteria that cause diseases, known as ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis, in humans and other animals. Ehrlichia and Anaplasma are primarily transmitted through the bites of infected hard ticks, such as the lone star tick, the ...
Yuexun Tian +2 more
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Assessment of Risk Factors and Outcomes of Severe Ehrlichiosis Infection
Key Points Question What risk factors are associated with severe ehrlichiosis? Findings This cross-sectional study including 155 patients identified a delay in doxycycline therapy as a significant factor associated with severe ehrlichiosis. Documentation
K. Kuriakose +4 more
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Survey of vector-borne agents in feral cats and first report of Babesia gibsoni in cats on St Kitts, West Indies [PDF]
Background: As there is little data on vector-borne diseases of cats in the Caribbean region and even around the world, we tested feral cats from St Kitts by PCR to detect infections with Babesia, Ehrlichia and spotted fever group Rickettsia (SFGR) and
Branford, Gillian Carmichael +8 more
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The incidence of tick-borne diseases has risen dramatically in the past two decades and continues to rise. Discovered in 1986 and designated a nationally notifiable disease in 1998 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, human monocytic ...
Khemraj Budachetri +6 more
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Retrospective analysis of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis in Thailand with emphasis on hematological and ultrasonographic changes [PDF]
Background and Aim: Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) is a tropical endemic tick-borne disease that causes fatality or chronic infection involving many organs in dogs.
Kris Angkanaporn +5 more
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Acute febrile illness is associated with Rickettsia spp infection in dogs [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Rickettsia conorii is transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks and causes Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in humans. Although dogs are considered the natural host of the vector, the clinical and epidemiological significance of R ...
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Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection and effect on lamb growth [PDF]
Background: A major challenge in sheep farming during the grazing season along the coast of south-western Norway is tick-borne fever (TBF) caused by the bacteria Anaplasma phagocytophilum that is transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus.
E Lindgren +38 more
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Association between canine leishmaniosis and Ehrlichia canis co-infection: a prospective case-control study [PDF]
Background In the Mediterranean basin, Leishmania infantum is a major cause of disease in dogs, which are frequently co-infected with other vector-borne pathogens (VBP).
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