Detection of Cercopithifilaria bainae infection in shelter dogs and ticks in Oklahoma, USA

Detection of Cercopithifilaria bainae infection in shelter dogs and ticks in Oklahoma, USA

Abstract Background Cercopithifilaria bainae is a filarioid nematode of dogs. Infection with the parasite was not reported in the USA until 2017, when a dog with skin lesions in Florida was diagnosed. Brown dog ticks, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato), are the purported tick vectors, and are wid...

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Main Authors: Megan W. Lineberry, Kellee D. Sundstrom, Susan E. Little, Erin M. Stayton, Kelly E. Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Cercopithifilaria bainae
Dermal punch biopsy
Filarioid
Microfilariae
Mitochondrial 12S rDNA
Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04089-z

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