1. First evidence of Anaplasma platys and Hepatozoon canis co-infection in a dog from Romania – A case report
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Mihai Turcitu, Paula Tamba, Florica Barbuceanu, Lidia Chitimia, Mircea Stefanache, and Martin Andersson
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Anaplasma platys ,Anaplasmosis ,Veterinary medicine ,Anaplasma ,Parasitic Diseases, Animal ,Tick ,Microbiology ,Dogs ,parasitic diseases ,Animals ,Dog Diseases ,Biological sciences ,Imidocarb ,Hepatozoon canis ,Cyclic thrombocytopenia ,biology ,Romania ,Clindamycin ,biology.organism_classification ,Virology ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Infectious Diseases ,Canis ,Insect Science ,Female ,Parasitology ,Apicomplexa ,Co infection - Abstract
Anaplasma platys was first identified and described in North America as a Rickettsia-like, platelet-specific organism in dogs with infectious canine cyclic thrombocytopenia. In Europe, A. platys has so far mainly been described for some Mediterranean countries. Here, we describe a case of A. platys infection in a dog from Romania, confirmed by PCR. Additionally, the dog had a co-infection with Hepatozoon canis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of A. platys infection in Romania and the first case of a co-infection with A. platys and H. canis altogether. Both pathogens should be considered as possible disease agents in dogs suffering from disease associated with tick bite in south-eastern Europe.
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- 2013
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