Ehrlichia canis morulae and DNA detection in whole blood and spleen aspiration samples Detecção de mórulas e DNA de Ehrlichia canis em sangue e em aspirado de baço em cães naturalmente infectados

The aim of this study was to compare the detection of Ehrlichia canis morulae and DNA by nPCR in whole blood and spleen aspiration. The sample included 40 dogs showing thrombocytopenia associated to clinical signs suggestive of canine ehrlichiosis. Morulae detection showed that in 35 of the dogs stu...

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Main Authors: Joice Lara Maia Faria, Ana Sílvia Dagnone, Thiago Demarchi Munhoz, Carolina Franchi João, Wanderson Adriano Biscola Pereira, Rosângela Zacarias Machado, Mirela Tinucci-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2010-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612010000200006