Companion vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) are an important threat for pet life, but may also
have an impact on human health, due to their often zoonotic character. The importance and …

Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) are highly prevalent in Brazil and represent a
challenge to veterinarians and public health workers, since some diseases are of great …

Ehrlichia spp are tick-borne intracellular gram-negative a-proteobacteria that multiply in
microcolonies known as morulae. 1, 2 They mainly infect leukocytes (monocytes …

To identify DNA of the main tick-borne pathogens in dogs from Recife (Brazil), polymerase
chain reactions were carried out on blood samples of dogs treated at the Veterinary Hospital …

Background It is known that Anaplasma (A.) platys, the causative agent of infectious canine
cyclic thrombocytopenia, is endemic in countries of the Mediterranean basin. However, few …

This is the first study to investigate the prevalence and risk factors associated with Ehrlichia
canis and Anaplasma platys positivity in dogs from Paraguay. Conventional PCR assays for …

Anaplasma platys is an obligate intracellular, tick-borne pathogen of dogs, which causes
canine infectious cyclic thrombocytopenia (CICT). The vector role of Rhipicephalus …

Since the first description of Anaplasma platys Infection (ApI), the disease has been
sporadically reported worldwide. Whereas it is considered a subclinical disease in the …

Hemoparasitic infections are tick-borne diseases, which affect animals and humans.
Considering the importance of canine hemoparasitic infections in veterinary clinics, this …

Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis caused primarily by Ehrlichia canis and canine thrombocytic
anaplasmosis induced by Anaplasma platys are important emerging zoonotic tick-borne …