Molecular detection and characterization of tick-borne hemoparasites and Anaplasmataceae in dogs in major cities of Malawi

• Published in: Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 120; no. 1; pp. 267 - 276
• Main Authors: Chatanga, Elisha, Kainga, Henson, Razemba, Tinotenda, Ssuna, Richard, Swennen, Lieza, Hayashida, Kyoko, Sugimoto, Chihiro, Katakura, Ken, Nonaka, Nariaki, Nakao, Ryo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.01.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anaplasma; Anaplasma - classification; Anaplasma - genetics; Anaplasma - isolation & purification; Anaplasma platys; Animals; Babesia - classification; Babesia - genetics; Babesia - isolation & purification; Babesia canis subsp. rossi; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cities; Coinfection - parasitology; Dog Diseases - epidemiology; Dog Diseases - parasitology; Dogs; Ehrlichia canis; Ehrlichia canis - classification; Ehrlichia canis - genetics; Ehrlichia canis - isolation & purification; Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; Eucoccidiida - classification; Eucoccidiida - genetics; Eucoccidiida - isolation & purification; Handlers; Health aspects; hemoparasites; Hepatozoon canis; Immunology; Malawi; Malawi - epidemiology; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; parasitology; Pathogens; Protozoology - Original Paper; Tick-borne diseases; Tick-Borne Diseases - epidemiology; Tick-Borne Diseases - parasitology; Ticks - parasitology; Malawi; Cities; Zambia; Japan; Sub-Saharan Africa; Malawi; Tick-borne pathogens; Dogs; Anaplasma; Ehrlichia; Babesia

Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) in dogs have attracted much attention over the last decade since some are now known to be zoonotic and pose a threat to both animal and human health sectors. Despite the increase in the number of studies on canine TBPs worldwide, only a few studies have been conducted in...