Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Granulocytic anaplasmosis in a horse from Saskatchewan.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Burgess, Hilary et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Pathology (Burgess) and Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Lohmann) · Canada
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
This report talks about a horse from Saskatchewan that was diagnosed with granulocytic anaplasmosis, which is an infection caused by a type of bacteria. The diagnosis was confirmed by finding specific structures in the horse's blood cells and using a test called PCR to identify the bacteria. The strain of bacteria found is known to also affect humans. The treatment details and outcome are not provided in the abstract.
Abstract
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.
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