title: Epidemiological survey of Ehrlichia canis and related species infection in dogs in eastern Sudan.
abstract: The infection rates of Ehrlichia canis and related species in dogs in eastern Sudan were examined using molecular methods. Among 78 dogs examined, 63 (80.8%), 19 (24.4%), and 26 (33.3%) were positive for E. canis, Anaplasma platys, Mycoplasma haemocanis, and "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemoparvum," respectively. Among these, 30 dogs were single-positive: 25 for E. canis, 2 for A. platys, 1 for M. hemocanis, and 2 for "C. M. haemoparvum." The rest of the dogs (48.7%) were positive for two or more pathogens.
authors.affiliation: Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 080-8555 Obihiro, Japan. inokuma@obihiro.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inokuma
authors.forename: Maremichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oyamada
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davoust
authors.forename: Mickaël
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boni
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dereure
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bucheton
authors.forename: Awad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hammad
authors.forename: Malaika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Kazuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itamoto
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brouqui
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs; D041061:Ehrlichia canis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013397:Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology