Ehrlichiosis in Household Dogs and Parasitized Ticks in Kerman- Iran: Preliminary Zoonotic Risk Assessment

Background: Ehrlichiosis is an emerging tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by the family of Anaplasmatacea. Re­cently, outbreak of human monocytic ehrlichiosis was reported in northern part of Iran. Besides, serological evidence of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis caused by Ehrlichia canis was reported...

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Main Authors: Shahrzad Motaghipisheh, Baharak Akhtardanesh, Reza Ghanbarpour, Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian, Mohammad Khalili, Saeed Reza Nourollahifard, Saghar Mokhtari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/157