First evidence of Anaplasma platys and Hepatozoon canis co-infection in a dog from Romania - A case report.
(2013) In Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 4(4). p.317-319- Abstract
- Anaplasma platys was first identified and described in North America as a Rickettsia-like, platelet-specific organism in dogs with infectious canine cyclic thrombocytopenia. In Europe, A. platys has so far mainly been described for some Mediterranean countries. Here, we describe a case of A. platys infection in a dog from Romania, confirmed by PCR. Additionally, the dog had a co-infection with Hepatozoon canis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of A. platys infection in Romania and the first case of a co-infection with A. platys and H. canis altogether. Both pathogens should be considered as possible disease agents in dogs suffering from disease associated with tick bite in south-eastern Europe.
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- author
- Andersson, Martin LU ; Turcitu, Mihai A ; Stefanache, Mircea ; Tamba, Paula ; Barbuceanu, Florica and Chitimia, Lidia
- organization
- publishing date
- 2013
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Dog, Anaplasma platys, Hepatozoon canis, Co-infection, Romania
- in
- Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
- volume
- 4
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 317 - 319
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- wos:000321794500008
- pmid:23528989
- scopus:84877803184
- pmid:23528989
- ISSN
- 1877-9603
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.12.006
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- b3f8aff0-7303-49a6-bb0a-67bb8b455eca (old id 3627680)
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- 2016-04-01 10:49:20
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