Anaplasma phagocytophilum—a widespread multi-host pathogen with highly adaptive strategies

S Stuen, EG Granquist, C Silaghi - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum has for decades been known to cause the
disease tick-borne fever (TBF) in domestic ruminants in Ixodes ricinus-infested areas in …

A review on the eco-epidemiology and clinical management of human granulocytic anaplasmosis and its agent in Europe

IA Matei, A Estrada-Peña, SJ Cutler… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the agent of tick-borne fever, equine, canine and human
granulocytic anaplasmosis. The common route of A. phagocytophilum transmission is …

Molecular detection and characterization of Anaplasma spp. in sheep and cattle from Xinjiang, northwest China

J Yang, Y Li, Z Liu, J Liu, Q Niu, Q Ren, Z Chen… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background Anaplasmosis is caused by obligate intracellular bacteria in the genus
Anaplasma. These bacterial pathogens are transmitted by ticks and impact both human and …

Diagnostic approaches for tick-borne haemoparasitic diseases in livestock

DA Salih, AM El Hussein… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2015 - academicjournals.org
Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are a major economic constraint to livestock production
affecting the productivity of livestock worldwide. Identification of these haemoprotozan and …

Development and validation of two PCR tests for the detection of and differentiation between Anaplasma ovis and Anaplasma marginale

A Torina, A Agnone, V Blanda, A Alongi… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2012 - Elsevier
Anaplasma ovis and Anaplasma marginale are tick-transmitted bacteria that cause
anaplasmosis in domestic and wild animals. Recent results show that some domestic and …

A scoping review of species distribution modeling methods for tick vectors

HL Kopsco, RL Smith, SJ Halsey - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Globally, tick-borne disease is a pervasive and worsening problem that impacts
human and domestic animal health, livelihoods, and numerous economies. Species …

First molecular survey and novel genetic variants' identification of Anaplasma marginale, A. centrale and A. bovis in cattle from Tunisia

H Belkahia, MB Said, A Alberti, K Abdi, Z Issaoui… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Few data are available about the presence and distribution of Anaplasma species in cattle in
North African countries. In this study prevalence, co-infections, risk factors and genetic …

Tick-borne diseases in sheep and goats: Clinical and diagnostic aspects

T Alessandra, C Santo - Small Ruminant Research, 2012 - Elsevier
Tick-borne diseases affect small ruminants in tropical and subtropical regions. In sheep and
goats, these diseases are not well characterized although breeding of these species is the …

Buffaloes as new hosts for Anaplasma capra: molecular prevalence and phylogeny based on gtlA, groEL, and 16S rRNA genes

OF Sahin, U Erol, K Altay - Research in Veterinary Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Anaplasma capra is a tick-borne pathogen that was discovered for the first time in goats in
China in 2012. The studies carried out from the first detection in China to the present have …

Molecular Survey of Anaplasma Species in Small Ruminants Reveals the Presence of Novel Strains Closely Related to A. phagocytophilum in Tunisia

MB Said, H Belkahia, A Alberti, R Zobba… - Vector-Borne and …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
A survey of Anaplasma species in small ruminants is still lacking in North African countries.
In this study, the presence of A. phagocytophilum, A. phagocytophilum–related species, and …