Detection of Ehrlichia canis in domestic cats in the central-western region of Brazil

Ehrlichiosis is a worldwide distributed disease caused by different bacteria of the Ehrlichia genus that are transmitted by arthropod vectors. Its occurrence in dogs is considered endemic in several regions of Brazil. Regarding cats, however, few studies have been done and, consequently, there is no...

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Main Authors: Ísis Assis Braga, Luana Gabriela Ferreira dos Santos, Dirceu Guilherme de Souza Ramos, Andréia Lima Tomé Melo, Gustavo Leandro da Cruz Mestre, Daniel Moura de Aguiar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2014-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
PCR
IFA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822014000200036&lng=en&tlng=en