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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Nazari M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3536791 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20130103 1
An epidemiological study of Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs in Peninsular Malaysia was carried out using molecular detection techniques. A total of 500 canine blood samples were collected from veterinary clinics and dog shelters. Molecular screening by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed using genus-specific primers followed by PCR using E. canis species-specific primers. Ten out of 500 dogs were positive for E. canis. A phylogenetic analysis of the E. canis Malaysia strain showed th ...[more]