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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Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anaplasma / classification
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Anaplasma / isolation & purification*
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Anaplasmosis / drug therapy
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Anaplasmosis / epidemiology
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Anaplasmosis / microbiology*
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Apicomplexa / classification
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Apicomplexa / isolation & purification*
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Clindamycin / therapeutic use
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Dog Diseases / drug therapy
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Dog Diseases / epidemiology*
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Dog Diseases / microbiology
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Dog Diseases / parasitology
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Dogs
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Female
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Imidocarb / analogs & derivatives
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Imidocarb / therapeutic use
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Parasitic Diseases, Animal / drug therapy
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Parasitic Diseases, Animal / epidemiology
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Parasitic Diseases, Animal / parasitology*
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Romania / epidemiology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Clindamycin
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Imidocarb
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imidocarb dipropionate