| Literature DB >> 18843892 |
Valentina Ebani1, Domenico Cerri, Filippo Fratini, Massimiliano Ampola, Ernesto Andreani.
Abstract
From January 2004 to July 2007, 2455 sera were collected from domestic and wild animals living in central Italy and tested by indirect immunofluorescence assay to detect antibodies against Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Considering sera with 1:40 antibody titers as positive, 336 (13.68%) animals scored positive. The percentages of seropositivity were: 46.26% (31/67) in fallow deer, 46.15% (24/52) in red deer, 16.89% (134/793) in horses, 16.78% (23/137) in cattle, 12.74% (13/102) in sheep, 8.76% (108/1232) in dogs, 4.16% (3/72) in goats. These data confirm the presence of A. phagocytophilum in wild ruminants and domestic animals, including pets, in central Italy.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18843892
Source DB: PubMed Journal: New Microbiol ISSN: 1121-7138 Impact factor: 2.479