Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Molecular detection of Anaplasma platys and Babesia gibsoni in dogs in Malaysia.
- Journal:
- Tropical biomedicine
- Year:
- 2013
- Authors:
- Mokhtar, A S et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Medical Microbiology
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
This study reports for the first time molecular detection of Anaplasma platys infection in 4 (13.3%) of 30 Malaysian dogs investigated. A low occurrence (3.3%) of Babesia gibsoni was also noted, being detected in one of the 30 dogs. Rickettsia, Bartonella, Orientia tsutsugamushi, and Ehrlichia DNA were not detected in the dog blood samples. The role of A. platys as an agent of canine anaplasmosis and its transmission through Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks merits further investigation.
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