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Published on: November 6, 2013
Naturally occurring Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection in coyotes from Oklahoma
A A Kocan1, G C Levesque, L C Whitworth
1Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, USA. aak4453@
Abstract:
A nested polymerase chain reaction assay was used to determine the presence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis, E. canis, and E. ewingii DNA in blood samples of free-ranging coyotes from central and northcentral Oklahoma. Of the 21 coyotes examined, 15 (71%) were positive for E. chaffeensis DNA; none was positive for E. canis or E. ewingii. Results suggest that E. chaffeensis infections are common in free-ranging coyotes in Oklahoma and that these wild canids could play a role in the epidemiology of human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis.
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