Prospective Study for the Detection of Anaplasma marginale Theiler, 1911 (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) in Costa Rica

• Published in: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Vol. 849; no. 1; pp. 226 - 233
• Main Authors: HERRERO, M. V., PEREZ, E., GOFF, W. L., DE ECHAIDE, S. TORIONI, KNOWLES, D. P., McELWAIN, T. F., ALVAREZ, V., ALVAREZ, A., BUENING, G. M.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 29.06.1998
• Subjects: Anaplasma - isolation & purification; Anaplasma marginale; Anaplasmosis - diagnosis; Anaplasmosis - epidemiology; Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial - blood; Carrier State - diagnosis; Cattle; Cohort Studies; Costa Rica; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Incidence; Ixodidae; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Reproducibility of Results; Seasons; Tick Infestations - complications; Tick Infestations - veterinary; Tropical Climate; Costa Rica

A prospective study was conducted to assess the dynamics of the infection and host response to Anaplasma marginale in one closed herd in the dry tropical forest of Costa Rica. The study subjects were the dams and their calves born during 1 breeding season (1995‐1996). All cows were sampled at 3 mont...