Natural co-infection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma bovis in a deer in South Korea.
Both ehrlichioses and anaplasmoses are zoonotic, fatal infectious diseases that caused by ticks. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are important hosts for Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma-like organisms. In the present study, an evaluation of infection with tick-borne pathogens was conducted using a PCR assay on the blood of a deer that expressed anorexia and decreased activity. The results of the PCR assay revealed natural co-infection of E. chaffeensis and A. bovis in the deer. This indicates that deer may be a natural reservoir of both E. chaffeensis and A. bovis in South Korea.
Lee
Mijin
M
Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea.
Yu
Dohyeon
D
Yoon
Jiseon
J
Li
Yinghua
Y
Lee
Jonghyeon
J
Park
Jinho
J
D000709:Anaplasma / Q000235:genetics*; D000711:Anaplasmataceae Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology*; D018469:Ehrlichia chaffeensis / Q000235:genetics*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D007723:Korea; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*