Anaplasma Phagocytophilum Intragranulocytic Morulae in Aborting Sheep: A Herd Case in Sicily

• Published in: Transboundary and emerging diseases Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 263 - 267
• Main Authors: Giudice, E., Giannetto, C., Torina, A., Gianesella, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2011; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Abortion, Veterinary; Abortion, Veterinary - microbiology; Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Anaplasma phagocytophilum - immunology; Animal diseases; Animal Husbandry; Animals; antibodies; Antibodies, Bacterial; Antibodies, Bacterial - blood; Bacteria; blood; blood sampling; dairy farming; Dairy farms; Diagnostic tests; Disease Outbreaks; Ehrlichiosis; Ehrlichiosis - epidemiology; Ehrlichiosis - veterinary; Endemic Diseases; Endemic Diseases - veterinary; epidemiology; ewes; Female; fever; flocks; granulocytes; herds; IFA; immunology; Livestock farming; microbiology; Ovis aries; PCR; polymerase chain reaction; Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary; seroconversion; Sheep; Sheep Diseases; Sheep Diseases - epidemiology; Sheep Diseases - microbiology; Sicily; Sicily (Italy); Sicily - epidemiology; Tick-Borne Diseases; Tick-Borne Diseases - epidemiology; Tick-Borne Diseases - microbiology; Tick-Borne Diseases - veterinary; veterinary; Sicily; Sicily (Italy)

Summary The present report describes the haematological and serological findings observed in a dairy sheep farm during an aborting outbreak. Fifty ewes divided into two groups were included in the study: group A consisted of 35 healthy ewes and group B consisted of 15 ill subjects. From each ewe, bl...