Enteritis, colitis, and enterocolitis are considered some of the most common causes of
disease and death in horses. Determining the etiology of these conditions is challenging …

Inflammatory diseases of the equine gastrointestinal tract include a wide variety of disorders
that, despite many recent advances in monitoring and therapy, remain an important cause of …

ABSTRACT A sensitive and specific nested PCR assay was developed for the detection of
granulocytic ehrlichiae. The assay amplifies the 16S rRNA gene and was used to examine …

The purpose of the study was to compare the sensitivity of PCR with those of cell culture
reisolation of Ehrlichia canis, the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFA), and Western …

* The editors and authors acknowledge and appreciate the contributions of Samuel L.
Jones, Katharina I. Lohmann, Michelle Henry Barton, Laura Javsicas, Anthony T. Blikslager …

Equine granulocytic and monocytic ehrlichiosis caused by Ehrlichia equi and E. risticii,
respectively, are seasonal diseases in horses that occur throughout the United States E …

A clinician and a pathologist collaborate to create a comprehensive yet practical book about
established infectious diseases of horses, categorised according to the different pathogens …

Genomic DNAs extracted from 1,288 Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks collected from grass
vegetation and various animals from nine provinces of Korea were subjected to screening …

A two-step PCR method for diagnosis of canine infectious cyclic thrombocytopenia was
established. Three primers derived from the 16S and rRNA gene sequence were used to …

Ehrlichia risticii is now known to produce two disease syndromes: equine ehrlichia colitis
(Potomac horse fever) and equine ehrlichial abortion. The pathogen appears to commonly …