1. Natural co-infection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma bovis in a deer in South Korea.
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Lee M, Yu D, Yoon J, Li Y, Lee J, and Park J
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- Animals, Base Sequence, Cluster Analysis, Electrophoresis, Agar Gel, Korea, Molecular Sequence Data, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Tick-Borne Diseases microbiology, Anaplasma genetics, Anaplasmataceae Infections veterinary, Deer microbiology, Ehrlichia chaffeensis genetics, Phylogeny, Tick-Borne Diseases veterinary
- Abstract
Both ehrlichioses and anaplasmoses are zoonotic, fatal infectious diseases that caused by ticks. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are important hosts for Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma-like organisms. In the present study, an evaluation of infection with tick-borne pathogens was conducted using a PCR assay on the blood of a deer that expressed anorexia and decreased activity. The results of the PCR assay revealed natural co-infection of E. chaffeensis and A. bovis in the deer. This indicates that deer may be a natural reservoir of both E. chaffeensis and A. bovis in South Korea.
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- 2009
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