Epidemiological survey of Ehrlichia canis and related species infection in dogs in eastern Sudan

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Oct:1078:461-3. doi: 10.1196/annals.1374.085.

Abstract

The infection rates of Ehrlichia canis and related species in dogs in eastern Sudan were examined using molecular methods. Among 78 dogs examined, 63 (80.8%), 19 (24.4%), and 26 (33.3%) were positive for E. canis, Anaplasma platys, Mycoplasma haemocanis, and "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemoparvum," respectively. Among these, 30 dogs were single-positive: 25 for E. canis, 2 for A. platys, 1 for M. hemocanis, and 2 for "C. M. haemoparvum." The rest of the dogs (48.7%) were positive for two or more pathogens.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dog Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Dog Diseases / microbiology
  • Dogs
  • Ehrlichia canis* / genetics
  • Ehrlichia canis* / isolation & purification
  • Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology
  • Ehrlichiosis / veterinary*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sudan / epidemiology