Granulocytic anaplasmosis in a horse from Saskatchewan.
This report describes a case of equine granulocytic anaplasmosis in a horse from Saskatchewan. Morulae were visualized within blood neutrophils, and the diagnosis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The organism was identified as the human pathogenic strain of Anaplasma phagocytophilum by PCR and DNA sequencing of 3 independent genes.
Department of Pathology (Burgess) and Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Lohmann), Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
Hilary
H
Burgess
Neil B
NB
Chilton
Chantel N
CN
Krakowetz
Charlotte
C
Williams
Katharina
K
Lohmann
D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012525:Saskatchewan / Q000453:epidemiology