Preliminary study of natural reservoirs as sentinels of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia chaffeensis in Soria, northern Spain

Authors
Lledó García, María LourdesUniversity of Alcalá Author; Giménez Pardo, ConsueloUniversity of Alcalá Author; Serrano Barrón, José LuisUniversity of Alcalá Author
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Permanent link (URI): http://hdl.handle.net/10017/19862
DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.39067
ISSN: 2162-2485
Publisher
Scientific Research
Date
2013
Affiliation
Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Biomedicina y Biotecnología. Unidad docente Microbiología y Parasitología
Bibliographic citation
Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2013, v. 3, n. 9, p. 501-503
Keywords
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Foxes
Red Deer
Sentinels
Spain
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojpm.2013.39067
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Abstract
The serum of foxes and red deer from the Prov- ince of Soria (northern Spain) was screened in indirect immunofluorescence assays to deter- mine whether these animals could be used as sentinels of the tick-borne pathogens Anaplas- ma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia chaffeensis. The results suggest that foxes and red deer would not make good sentinels in epidemiol- ogical studies on E. chaffeensis in this region, although red deer could be used as such for the study of A. phagocytophilum transmission.
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