Natural co-infection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma bovis in a deer in South Korea

J Vet Med Sci. 2009 Jan;71(1):101-3. doi: 10.1292/jvms.71.101.

Abstract

Both ehrlichioses and anaplasmoses are zoonotic, fatal infectious diseases that caused by ticks. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are important hosts for Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma-like organisms. In the present study, an evaluation of infection with tick-borne pathogens was conducted using a PCR assay on the blood of a deer that expressed anorexia and decreased activity. The results of the PCR assay revealed natural co-infection of E. chaffeensis and A. bovis in the deer. This indicates that deer may be a natural reservoir of both E. chaffeensis and A. bovis in South Korea.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anaplasma / genetics*
  • Anaplasmataceae Infections / veterinary*
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Deer / microbiology*
  • Ehrlichia chaffeensis / genetics*
  • Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
  • Korea
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Tick-Borne Diseases / microbiology
  • Tick-Borne Diseases / veterinary*