title: Serological evidence of infection of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia in domestic animals in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region area, China.
abstract: Serological methods were utilized to detect Anaplasma and Ehrlichia infection in domestic animals in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. By using an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), antibodies that reacted with Anaplasmaphagocytophilum and Ehrlichiachaffeensis were detected mainly in ruminants kept on pastureland in Altai, Ili and Kashgar area. Antibody titers up to 1:320 were recorded. These results indicate that ruminants kept in these areas may be infected with some species of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary College, Xingjiang Agricultural University, Urumqui, China.
authors.forename: Bayin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chahan
authors.forename: Zijian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jian
authors.forename: Xuenan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xuan
authors.forename: Yukita
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kabeya
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tuchiya
authors.forename: Kazuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itamoto
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: Soichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inokuma
mesh_terms: D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000712:Anaplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology*; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D018469:Ehrlichia chaffeensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000662:veterinary; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial