Ehrlichia minasensis is a new pathogenic bacterial species that infects cattle, and Borrelia theileri causes bovine borreliosis. We detected E. minasensis and B. theileri DNA in cattle from southwestern Colombia by using PCR. E. minasensis and B. theileri should be considered potential etiologies of febrile syndrome in cattle from Colombia.
Keywords: Borrelia theileri; Colombia; Ehrlichia minasensis; Trp36; anaplasmosis; bacteria; cattle; parasites; tandem repeat protein 36; tickborne diseases; vector-borne infections; zoonoses.