Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an intracellular bacteria that causes several non-specific symptoms (for instance, horse lying down), posing problems in differential diagnosis. Usually, symptoms appear few days after tick exposure. Less often their neurological forms are observed to be correlated with ...
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Nowicka, B.; Polkowska, I.; Adaszek, Ł.; Łopuszynski, W.; Komsta, R.; Korolczuk, A.; Jacków-Nowicka, J.
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Polskie Towarzystwo Nauk Weterynaryjnych, Lublin, Poland
Citation
Medycyna Weterynaryjna, 2022, 78, 5, pp 239-243
Tick-borne diseases also play a significant role in horses in Germany. Potential risk factors for infections with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) and/or Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Ap) in horses in Germany were assessed in this study. With an owner survey of ELB-suspected or affected horses,...
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Gehlen, H.; Inerle, K. S.; Ulrich, S.; Briese, B.; Straubinger, R. K.
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Hippiatrika Verlag GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany
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Pferdeheilkunde, 2022, 38, 5, pp 420-427
Anaplasmosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum, which is spread by infected ticks. In horses, A. phagocytophilum generally causes transient infection characterized by fever, lethargy, inappetence, ventral edema, petechiae, icterus, ataxia, recumbency, muscle stiffness,...
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Russell, A.; Shost, N.; Burch, M.; Salazara, L. L.; Fikes, K.; Bechelli, J.; Suagee-Bedore, J.
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Elsevier, New York, USA
Citation
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 2021, 106,
Anaplasmosis is a collective name for all tick-borne diseases caused by the bacteria of the Anaplasma genus. Anaplasmosis in domestic animals include granulocytic anaplasmosis in cats and dogs, anaplasmosis in horses, and tick-borne fever in ruminants caused by A. phagocytophilum, cyclic...
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Barić, L.; Turk, N.; Habuš, J.; Štritof, Z.; Milas, Z.; Perko, V. M.; Starešina, V.; Barbić, L.; Stevanović, V.; Perharić, M.; Martinković, K.; Hađina, S.
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Hrvatska Veterinarska Komora, Zagreb, Croatia
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Hrvatski Veterinarski Vjesnik, 2019, 27, 1/2, pp 35-43
This is the first report to document transplacental transmission of Anaplasma phagocytophillum in the horse. A 4-year-old late-term pregnant mare presented for a recent onset of pyrexia due to equine granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA). She was hospitalised for treatment with oxytetracycline and...
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Dixon, C. E.; Bedenice, D.
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Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Education, 2021, 33, 3, pp e62-e66
Anaplasma genus infects the blood cells of humans and animals by biting, causing zoonotic anaplasmosis. However, limited data are available on carrier animals for Anaplasma spp. antibodies in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Area. Therefore, a serological indirect ELISA diagnostic method based on the...
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Zhang JinChao; Ma HeJia; Ai JingKai; Qi TongSheng; Kang Ming; Li JiXu; Sun YaLi
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
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Animals, 2022, 12, 19,
Equine granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA) and equine piroplasmosis (EP) are triggered by tick-borne pathogens - the intracellular bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum and the intracellular Protozoa Babesia caballi and Theileria equi. These pathogens attack cells in the blood stream and cause similar...
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Joachim, A.; Cavalleri, J. M. V.; Berger, S.
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Gesellschaft Schweizer Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte GST, Bern, Switzerland
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SAT, Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 2022, 164, 1, pp 35-50
Background: Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an obligate intracellular pathogen transmitted by the ticks that cause equine granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA). This pathogen is infects predominantly blood cells, principally granulocytes and especially neutrophils. A. phagocytophilum causes an acute febrile ...
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Mis, L.; Oguz, B.
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Veterinária, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2022, 50, 1858,
Background: Equine granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA) is a tick-borne disease caused by Anaplasma (A.) phagocytophilum. In Germany, this pathogen is transmitted primarily by Ixodes ricinus. There is limited knowledge about its prevalence in horses in Germany. The aim of this retrospective study was to ...
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Schafer, I.; Silaghi, C.; Fischer, S.; Marsboom, C.; Hendrickx, G.; Gehlen, H.; Müller, E.
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Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Veterinary Parasitology, 2022, 312,
Granulocytic anaplasmosis is one of the leading vector-borne disease in the world. This article presents a brief review of the scientific literature about Equine granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA). Various points of view have been considered: general characteristics, clinical manifestation, laboratory ...
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Baymakova, M.; Pepovich, R.; Tsachev, I.
Publisher
Medical University Sofia - Central Medical Library, Sofia, Bulgaria
Citation
Meditsinski Pregled / Medical Review, 2020, 56, 2, pp 25-29