Detection of Ehrlichia canis by polymerase chain reaction in dogs from Portugal
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Nuno Alexandre1, Ana Sofia Santos, Maria Sofia Núncio
1Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade de Evora, Evora, Portugal. nmla@uevora.pt
Veterinary Journal (London, England : 1997)
|August 7, 2008
Abstract:
Antibodies against Ehrlichia canis, the cause of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, have been reported previously in clinically ill and stray dogs from Portugal. In this study, the 16S rRNA gene of E. canis was detected by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 12/55 (22%) of dogs with suspected tick-borne disease in the Algarve region in Portugal.
