title: Febrile illness associated with Rickettsia conorii infection in dogs from Sicily.
abstract: We report serologic and molecular evidence of acute, febrile illness associated with Rickettsia conorii in 3 male Yorkshire terriers from Sicily (Italy).
authors.affiliation: Clinica e Laboratorio Veterinario Privato "San Marco," Padova, Italy. laia@sanmarcovet.it
authors.forename: Laia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Solano-Gallego
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kidd
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trotta
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Marco
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caldin
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furlanello
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Breitschwerdt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D020114:Rickettsia conorii / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012802:Sicily
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C078167:OMPA outer membrane proteins