title: A paretic condition in an Anaplasma phagocytophilum infected roe deer calf.
abstract: This paper describes a case of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) calf in Norway. The calf was found deserted, paretic, and heavily infested with Ixodes ricinus ticks. It was euthanized and investigated postmortem. Anaplasma phagocytophilum was detected in several tissues by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and 16S rRNA sequence analyses. Analyses for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus infections were negative. This is the first report of a possible paretic condition in A. phagocytophilum infected roe deer.
authors.affiliation: Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences, Kyrkjevegen 332/334, N-4325 Sandnes, Norway. Snorre.Stuen@veths.no
authors.forename: Snorre
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stuen
authors.forename: Truls
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moum
authors.forename: Aksel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bernhoft
authors.forename: Sirkka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vene
mesh_terms: D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D003670:Deer; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*