First Molecular Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of Ehrlichia canis in Dogs from Baghdad, Iraq.

ABSTRACT: Ehrlichia canis is a pathogen considered a disease in both dogs and breeders, a tropical and non-tropical disease caused by an intracellular pathogen. For the first time, the study aimed at hematological and molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of Erlchcia canis in dogs in Baghdad, Iraq. Two hundred dogs were clinically examined from April to September 2019 at the Veterinary Hospital in Baghdad. Blood samples with EDTA tubes were used for microscopic examination, complete blood count (CBC) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The study's results revealed that the infection rate was 3.5% when analyzed using microscopic or molecular methods. Ataxia, posterior recumbency, and occasionally vision problems were identified as the clinical characteristics that were distingu

SUBMITTER: Mohammed Badawi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10237538 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature