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First evidence of Anaplasma platys and Hepatozoon canis co-infection in a dog from Romania - A case report.

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Author

  • Martin Andersson
  • Mihai A Turcitu
  • Mircea Stefanache
  • Paula Tamba
  • Florica Barbuceanu
  • Lidia Chitimia

Summary, in English

Anaplasma platys was first identified and described in North America as a Rickettsia-like, platelet-specific organism in dogs with infectious canine cyclic thrombocytopenia. In Europe, A. platys has so far mainly been described for some Mediterranean countries. Here, we describe a case of A. platys infection in a dog from Romania, confirmed by PCR. Additionally, the dog had a co-infection with Hepatozoon canis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of A. platys infection in Romania and the first case of a co-infection with A. platys and H. canis altogether. Both pathogens should be considered as possible disease agents in dogs suffering from disease associated with tick bite in south-eastern Europe.

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Pages

317-319

Publication/Series

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Volume

4

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Biological Sciences

Keywords

  • Dog
  • Anaplasma platys
  • Hepatozoon canis
  • Co-infection
  • Romania

Status

Published

Research group

  • Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1877-9603