ArticleParasites & vectors2016
Molecular detection of Anaplasma platys infection in free-roaming dogs and ticks from Kenya and Ivory Coast.
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- Molecular detection and characterization of Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis in dogs from the Caribbean.Ticks and tick-borne diseases · 2021Article
- Molecular detection and characterization of tick-borne hemoparasites and Anaplasmataceae in dogs in major cities of Malawi.Parasitology research · 2021Article
- Screening of ectoparasites from domesticated dogs for bacterial pathogens in Vientiane, Lao PDR.Zoonoses and public health · 2020Article
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- Vector competence of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu stricto for Anaplasma platys.Ticks and tick-borne diseases · 2020Article
- Host conservation through their parasites: molecular surveillance of vector-borne microorganisms in bats using ectoparasitic bat flies.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2020Article
- Molecular investigation and phylogeny of species of the Anaplasmataceae infecting animals and ticks in Senegal.Parasites & vectors · 2019Article
- Molecular characterization of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia in ixodid ticks and reservoir hosts from Palestine: a pilot survey.Veterinary medicine and science · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnaplasma platys is a bacterium parasitic in the canine platelets, representing the causative agent of canine cyclic thrombocytopenia, with a worldwide distribution, mainly in tropical countries. The agent has zoonotic potential, being reported in several human clinical cases. The suspected vector is the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato), widely distributed in animals and humans in the tropical regions of South America, Africa, Asia and Australia, but also in southern Europe. Only few scattered data concerning the epidemiology of A. platys in sub-Saharan Africa are available. The aim of our study was to evaluate the epidemiological status of A. platys in dogs and cats from rural communities in eastern and western Africa, where dogs and their ticks live in close contact with humans.
methodsA total of 216 canine and 22 feline blood samples and ticks feeding on them were collected in 2013 and 2014 from eight localities in Ivory Coast and four localities in Kenya. PCR was performed using specific primers targeting a portion of the 16S rRNA gene, followed by sequencing.
resultsThe main results highlight the high prevalence of A. platys infection in dogs in both Eastern and Western Africa and report it for the first time in Eastern Africa and in Rhipicephalus camicasi.
conclusionsThe presence of A. platys DNA in R. camicasi feeding on negative hosts together with the relatively high prevalence of A. platys, correlated with the absence of the probable vector Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) in Kenyan Island suggest the involvement of other tick species in the transmission of A. platys.
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