Molecular and serological detection of Ehrlichia spp. in cats on São Luís Island, Maranhão, Brazil Detecção molecular e sorológica de Ehrlichia spp. em gatos da ilha de São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil

Ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne disease that affects both humans and animals. The few existing reports on ehrlichiosis in Brazilian cats have been based on observation of morulae in leukocytes and, more recently, on molecular detection of Ehrlichia sp. In this study, we assessed occurrences of Ehrlichi...

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Main Authors: Maria do Socorro Costa de Oliveira Braga, Marcos Rogério André, Carla Roberta Freschi, Márcia Cristina Alves Teixeira, Rosangela Zacarias Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2012-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612012000100008