Browsing by Subject "Anaplasma phagocytophilum"
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Exploration of tick-borne pathogens and microbiota of dog ticks collected at Potchefstroom Animal Welfare Society
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Ticks are blood-feeding pests of domestic and wild animals. Next to mosquitoes ticks are notorious for the transmission of pathogenic organisms to their mammalian hosts. Companion animals also suffer from tick infestations ... -
Molecular detection of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens from ticks collected from ruminants in four South African provinces
(Japanese Society of Veterinary Science, 2015)Ticks carry and transmit a remarkable array of pathogens including bacteria, protozoa and viruses, which may be of veterinary and/or of medical significance. With little to no information regarding the presence of tick-borne ... -
Molecular epidemiology of dourine, equine piroplasmosis and ehrlichiosis from donkeys and horses in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)Horses and donkeys are important domestic animals to human beings whereby historically and presently are used for transport and as drought animals. Furthermore, horses are used in different sporting types, and are important ... -
Occurrence of Coxiella burnetii, Ehrlichia canis, Rickettsia species and Anaplasma phagocytophilum-like bacterium in ticks collected from dogs and cats in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2017)Ticks are major vectors of arthropod-borne infections and transmit a wide variety of zoonotic pathogens. This study was conducted mainly to determine the occurrence of canine tick-borne bacterial and rickettsial pathogens ... -
Ticks and tick-borne zoonotic pathogens of domestic animals in Lesotho
(North-West University, 2018)Ticks are vectors of diseases and transmit infectious pathogens of economic importance, some of these agents have a direct and indirect impact on the livestock industry globally. There is lack of published information on ...