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Detection of Ehrlichia canis by polymerase chain reaction in dogs from Portugal |
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| Authors: | Alexandre Nuno Santos Ana Sofia Núncio Maria Sofia Sousa Rita de Boinas Fernando Bacellar Fátima |
| Institution: | aDepartamento de Zootecnia, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal;bCentro de Estudos de Vectores e Doenças Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Edifício LEMES, Lisboa, Portugal;cDepartamento de Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal |
| Abstract: | Antibodies against Ehrlichia canis, the cause of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, have been reported previously in clinically ill and stray dogs from Portugal. In this study, the 16S rRNA gene of E. canis was detected by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 12/55 (22%) of dogs with suspected tick-borne disease in the Algarve region in Portugal. |
| Keywords: | Ehrlichia canis Polymerase chain reaction Canine Portugal |
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