Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in Rhipicephalus sanguineus group ticks

Infection with Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma platys (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) in two lineages of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae) from Argentina

“…2) was also found to be infected with A. platys during this study. This result is not unexpected since A. platys infection in R. sanguineus s.l ticks was previously described in countries from Africa, Asia and Europe (Inokuma et al, 2000;Sanogo et al, 2003;Ybañez et al, 2012;Latrofa et al, 2014;Ramos et al, 2014). In Argentina, Oscherov et al (2011) have found A. platys infection in R. sanguineus s.l ticks from an area of Corrientes Province where populations of R. sanguineus s.l of the temperate lineage prevail (Nava et al, 2012).…”

“…A. platys is the causative agent of cyclic thrombocytopenia in dogs, and R. sanguineus s.l is suspected to be involved as its principal vector (Inokuma et al, 2000;Sanogo et al, 2003;Abarca et al, 2007). Infection with A. platys in R. sanguineus s.l was reported in different countries from Asia, Africa and Europe (Inokuma et al, 2000;Sanogo et al, 2003;Ybañez et al, 2012;Latrofa et al, 2014;Ramos et al, 2014). E. canis was found infecting R. sanguineus s.l in Asia, Africa (Socolovschi et al, 2012;Ybañez et al, 2012), and in South America in Brazil and Venezuela (Unver et al, 2001;Aguiar et al, 2007).…”

Molecular epidemiology of Anaplasma platys, Ehrlichia canis and Babesia vogeli in stray dogs in Paraná, Brazil

“…However, it is important to consider that in August, a dry winter month, there was a larger number of dogs infected by A. platys than by B. canis (p < 0.05) and, during this period, very few dogs are exposed to infestation by R. sanguineus. This tick was considered the major transmitter of A. platys, but epidemiological studies have detected the DNA of this anaplasmataceae in a low percentage of R. sanguineus, demonstrating that A. platys is more prevalent in dogs than in this tick (Brown et al 2005, Ybañez et al 2012, Latrofa et al 2014.…”

Molecular detection of blood pathogens and their impacts on levels of packed cell volume in stray dogs from Thailand

“…The brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus which is worldwide distribution particularly in the tropical and subtropical countries, serves as the vector [3]. The significant blood pathogens related to Rhipicephalus sanguineus described for dogs in Thailand and neighboring countries are Babesia canis vogeli (B. canis vogeli), Hepatozoon canis (H. canis), Anaplasma platys (A. platys) and Ehrlichia canis (E. canis) [4,5].…”