Publication: Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella in ticks and fleas from dogs and cats in Bangkok
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2011-10-01
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15577759
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15303667
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Mahidol University
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Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Vol.11, No.10 (2011), 1335-1341
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Suporn Foongladda, Dutsadee Inthawong, Uraiwan Kositanont, Jariyanart Gaywee Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella in ticks and fleas from dogs and cats in Bangkok. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Vol.11, No.10 (2011), 1335-1341. doi:10.1089/vbz.2010.0174 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/11985
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Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella in ticks and fleas from dogs and cats in Bangkok
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Flea and tick specimens (5-10 fleas or ticks) on dogs and cats from various sites in Bangkok were tested by polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing to detect DNA of bacteria Rickettsia (gltA and 17kDa genes), Anaplasmataceae (16S rRNA gene), and Bartonella (pap31 and its genes). We confirmed that Rickettsia sp. related to Rickettsia felis was detected in 66 of 98 (67.4%) flea specimens from dogs, whereas 8 Bartonella henselae and 2 Bartonella clarridgeiae were detected in 10 of 54 (18.5%) flea specimens from cats. Further, this work provides the first evidence of 10 Ehrlichia canis (3.3%), 7 Anaplasma platys (2.3%), and 2 Wolbachia spp. (0.66%) in 304 Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick specimens in Thailand. © Copyright 2011, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.