Long-lasting infection with Anaplasma ovis in sheep

• Published in: Veterinary research communications Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 521 - 525
• Main Authors: Ruiz, Héctor, de Arcaute, Marta Ruiz, Benito, Alfredo Ángel, Villanueva-Saz, Sergio, Jiménez, José Calasanz, Lacasta, Delia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.02.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anaplasma; Anaplasma ovis; Anaplasmosis; Anaplasmosis - epidemiology; Anaplasmosis - microbiology; Animals; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Brief Report; Climate change; Epidemiology; Global warming; Infections; Life cycles; Life Sciences; Sheep; Sheep Diseases - epidemiology; Sheep Diseases - microbiology; Ticks - microbiology; Vector-borne diseases; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science; Zoology; Long-term infection; Sheep; Ovine anaplasmosis; PCR; Tick-borne disease; Anaplasma ovis

Ovine anaplasmosis is an emerging vector-borne disease in Europe caused by Anaplasma ovis . The infection has spread quickly in recent years, causing moderate to severe outbreaks in sheep flocks, leading to relevant economic losses in sheep farming. This wider spread has been associated with global...