First report of bovine anaplasmosis caused by Anaplasma centrale in Europe.
Anaplasma centrale (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) is used as a live vaccine for cattle against the pathogenic Anaplasma marginale in tropical and subtropical areas. Herein we report a clinical case of bovine anaplasmosis associated with A. centrale infection in Italy, together with the first molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of this Anaplasma species or subspecies in Europe.
Carelli
Grazia
G
Department of Animal Health and Well-being, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Bari, Valenzano (Bari), Italy. g.carelli@veterinaria.uniba.it
Decaro
Nicola
N
Lorusso
Eleonora
E
Paradies
Paola
P
Elia
Gabriella
G
Martella
Vito
V
Buonavoglia
Canio
C
Ceci
Luigi
L
D042321:Anaplasma centrale / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000712:Anaplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D010802:Phylogeny