Two cases of Neorickettsia (Ehrlichia) risticii infection in horses from Nova Scotia.
Two horses from Nova Scotia were diagnosed with Potomac horse fever (PHF). Polymerase chain reaction analysis was performed on formalin-fixed colon tissue or whole blood to show the presence of Neorickettsia risticii DNA, the causative agent of PHF. These are the first reported cases of PHF in the Maritime Provinces.
Heller
Meera C
MC
Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 56 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3. mcheller@vmth.ucdavis.edu
McClure
J
J
Pusterla
Nicola
N
Pusterla
Jeannine Berger
JB
Stahel
Simone
S
D000711:Anaplasmataceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D041103:Neorickettsia risticii / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009674:Nova Scotia; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary
D004269:DNA, Bacterial