Ticks represent important vectors and reservoirs of pathogens, causing a number of
diseases in humans and animals, and significant damage to livestock every year. Modern …

There is no updated information on the spread of Rickettsiales in Italy. The purpose of our
study is to take stock of the situation on Rickettsiales in Italy by focusing attention on the …

Anaplasma species are tick-transmitted pathogens that impact veterinary and human health.
Sicily is one of the locations where these pathogens are endemic. Sicily represents a typical …

The objective of this study was to characterize the observed prevalence of tick‐borne
pathogens (TBP) in domestic animals in Sicily, Italy during 2003–2005. Serological …

This study aimed to characterize infection with Anaplasma marginale, A. phagocytophilum,
A. ovis, and A. platys in humans, animals, and ticks in Sicily, Italy, during 2003–2006 …

Bovine anaplasmosis is caused by cattle infection with the tick-borne bacterium, Anaplasma
marginale. The major surface protein 1a (MSP1a) has been used as a genetic marker for …

Anaplasma marginale has been detected in the Philippines only by peripheral blood smear
examination and serological methods. This study generally aimed to molecularly detect and …

Bovine anaplasmosis caused by infection of cattle with Anaplasma marginale has been
considered to be endemic in South Africa, an assumption based primarily on the distribution …

The genus Anaplasma (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) includes several tick-transmitted
pathogens that impact veterinary and human health. Tick-borne pathogens cycle between …

The genus Anaplasma contains various species capable of causing disease in animals and
humans. Anaplasma marginale is one of the main tick-borne pathogens of bovines in …