Detection of Ehrlichia canis by polymerase chain reaction in dogs from Portugal

Nuno Alexandre; Ana Sofia Santos; Maria Sofia Núncio; Rita de Sousa; Fernando Boinas; Fátima Bacellar

doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.03.025

Detection of Ehrlichia canis by polymerase chain reaction in dogs from Portugal

Vet J. 2009 Sep;181(3):343-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.03.025. Epub 2008 Aug 3.

Authors

Nuno Alexandre¹, Ana Sofia Santos, Maria Sofia Núncio, Rita de Sousa, Fernando Boinas, Fátima Bacellar

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade de Evora, Evora, Portugal. [email protected]

PMID: 18682335
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.03.025

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Dog Diseases / epidemiology
Dog Diseases / microbiology*
Dogs
Ehrlichia canis / genetics
Ehrlichia canis / isolation & purification*
Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology
Ehrlichiosis / microbiology
Ehrlichiosis / veterinary*
Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary*
Portugal / epidemiology
RNA, Bacterial / genetics
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics

Substances

RNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S