Anaplasma infection of Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) and ticks in Xinjiang, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To date, anaplasmosis has been reported to be a subclinical disease in Indian and Arabian one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) and llamas (Lama glama). However, no information on Anaplasma infection in two-humped Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) in China has been published to date. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Anaplasma spp. in domestic Bactrian camels and ticks in Xinjiang, China.

Findings

A total of 382 ticks were collected from the Bactrian camels and from environmental sources. Of these, 84 were morphologically identified as belonging to the Rhipicephalus sanguineus group and genetically identified (12S rDNA, 16S rDNA and the cytochrome c oxidase 1 genes) as R. sanguineus group ticks (temporally designated as Rhipicephalus

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4464610 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature