Ehrlichiose canine en Tunisie. Enquête séroépidémiologique

Ghorbel, A.; Clerc, B; A, Djaiem

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“…3,4 Ehrlichia canis is an obligate intracellular bacterium infecting mononuclear cells. 29 However, in our study, inclusions were observed in erythrocytes (Figure 1e). Therefore, further studies are needed to confirm whether these inclusions correspond to E. canis bacteria or to other microorganisms not investigated in this study.…”

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First case of Ehrlichia canis infection in the common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)

Selmi

Belkahia

Dhibi

et al. 2021

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The present case report investigates the infection of a common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) with various vector-borne bacteria in northern Tunisia. The examined bat was found to be infested with the rat flea Xenopsylla cheopis and the specific bat mites Macronyssus spp. Spleen, liver and heart samples and ectoparasites were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays targeting major vector-borne bacteria. Only DNA of Anaplasmataceae bacteria was detected in spleen, liver and flea samples. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA sequence obtained in this study suggested that this bat was infected with a specific Ehrlichia canis strain previously detected in domestic and wild canids and their associated ticks. We reported here the first case of infection with Ehrlichia canis in a bat. Hence, further studies must be undertaken to elucidate the potential role of bats in the epidemiology of this vector-borne bacteria.

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First case of Ehrlichia canis infection in the common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)

Selmi

Belkahia

Dhibi

et al. 2021

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Clinical, serological, and molecular evidence of ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis in dogs in Tunisia

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Ghorbel²,

Amouri³

et al. 2008

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A seroepidemiological survey was conducted in five bioclimatic areas of Tunisia to determine the prevalence of antibodies to Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum antigens, surrogate markers of the agents of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) and canine granulocytic ehrlichiosis, respectively. Among 286 collected sera, 54.2% and 25.2% were seropositive for E. canis and A. phagocytophilum, respectively, by the indirect immunofluorescence antibody (IFA) test. Clinical and hematological tests were done only for 58 sick dogs from Tunis area. A reverse line blot (RLB) hybridization was then used to identify isolated Ehrlichia and Anaplasma species infecting dogs (n = 228). Among them, only two dogs were infected by A. phagocytophilum; ten sample dogs were demonstrated infected by E. canis and ten infected by Ehrlichia sp., from which one dog showed a mixed infection with A. phagocytophilum and E. canis and one with A. phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia sp. RLB findings were confirmed by sequencing; BLAST search against GenBank revealed high similarity of the sequence of Ehrlichia sp. PCR/RLB amplicons with Anaplasma platys 16S rRNA partial sequence.

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First detection of Rickettsia felis and Ehrlichia canis in the common bed bug Cimex lectularius

Selmi,

Belkahia,

Tayh

et al. 2024

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Ehrlichiose canine en Tunisie. Enquête séroépidémiologique

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First case of Ehrlichia canis infection in the common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)

First case of Ehrlichia canis infection in the common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)

Clinical, serological, and molecular evidence of ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis in dogs in Tunisia

First detection of Rickettsia felis and Ehrlichia canis in the common bed bug Cimex lectularius

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