Simple Summary Central America is a region that possesses distinct ecological and
socioeconomic characteristics, making it increasingly vulnerable to vector-borne diseases …

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 …

The family Ixodidae, whose members are commonly known as hard ticks, currently
comprises 137 Neotropical species, most of which are endemic to this region. Here we …

This study focuses on the detection and identification of DNA and antibodies to Ehrlichia
spp. in samples of blood bank donors in Costa Rica using molecular and serological …

Tick-borne Rickettsioses represent zoonotic and emerging diseases in Egypt (Selim et al.,
2018; Selim et al., 2019a). Ehrlichiosis is an important one of them infecting dogs, caused by …

Ticks have complex life cycles which involve blood-feeding stages found on wild and
domestic animals, with humans as accidental hosts. At each blood-feeding stage, ticks can …

Rickettsial infections in dogs of Mexico were investigated. A total of 246 dogs were blood
sampled and initially screened to detect Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeensis, E. ewingii …

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 …

Rickettsial infection in dog‐associated ticks in three rural communities of Yucatan, Mexico
was investigated using qPCR and nested PCR assays. A total of 319 dogs were studied and …

Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma platys are intracellular tick-transmitted bacteria that infect
dogs; there is evidence for limited zoonotic potential as well. The prevalence of E. canis in …