Molecular detection of Anaplasma platys and Babesia gibsoni in dogs in Malaysia.

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This study reports for the first time molecular detection of Anaplasma platys infection in 4 (13.3%) of 30 Malaysian dogs investigated. A low occurrence (3.3%) of Babesia gibsoni was also noted, being detected in one of the 30 dogs. Rickettsia, Bartonella, Orientia tsutsugamushi, and Ehrlichia DNA were not detected in the dog blood samples. The role of A. platys as an agent of canine anaplasmosis and its transmission through Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks merits further investigation.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Trop Biomed

Title: Tropical biomedicine

ISSN: 0127-5720

ISSN (Print): 0127-5720

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2013

Volume: 30

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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PubMed ID: 23959500

SO-VID: a3d3f7a5-94d3-4fd3-bd97-f64ed6e8bf34

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