title: Detection of Neorickettsia risticii, the agent of Potomac horse fever, in a Gypsy Vanner stallion from Manitoba.
abstract: A horse with colitis from Manitoba referred to the Veterinary Medical Centre, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, was diagnosed with Potomac horse fever (PHF). Polymerase chain reaction analysis of the feces confirmed Neorickettsia risticii infection. This is the first reported case of PHF in Manitoba.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
authors.forename: María Carolina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Durán
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
authors.forename: Fernando J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Marqués
mesh_terms: D000711:Anaplasmataceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D003092:Colitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D008350:Manitoba; D041103:Neorickettsia risticii; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000662:veterinary