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Detection of ehrlichial DNA in Haemaphysalis ticks recovered from dogs in Japan that is closely related to a novel Ehrlichia sp. found in cattle ticks from Tibet, Thailand, and Africa.

Journal:
Journal of clinical microbiology
Year:
2004
Authors:
Inokuma, Hisashi et al.
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture · Japan
Species:
dog

Abstract

Tick DNA samples from dogs in Japan were examined for Ehrlichia infection by 16S rRNA gene-based PCR and sequencing. Three positive samples were detected from Haemaphysalis ticks, and higher levels of similarity (98.46 to 99.06%) were found to recently detected Ehrlichia spp. from cattle ticks in Tibet, Thailand, and Africa.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15004117/