Browsing by Subject "Ehrlichia canis"
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Exploration of tick-borne pathogens and microbiota of dog ticks collected at Potchefstroom Animal Welfare Society
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Ticks are blood-feeding pests of domestic and wild animals. Next to mosquitoes ticks are notorious for the transmission of pathogenic organisms to their mammalian hosts. Companion animals also suffer from tick infestations ... -
Molecular characterization of protozoan parasites and Ehrlichia in domestic animals from uMkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019-05)Protozoan and ehrlichial diseases are a major threat to domestic animals in tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa. Economically important animal diseases in sub-Saharan Africa include theileriosis, babesiosis, ... -
Occurrence of Coxiella burnetii, Ehrlichia canis, Rickettsia species and Anaplasma phagocytophilum-like bacterium in ticks collected from dogs and cats in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2017)Ticks are major vectors of arthropod-borne infections and transmit a wide variety of zoonotic pathogens. This study was conducted mainly to determine the occurrence of canine tick-borne bacterial and rickettsial pathogens ...
