Emerging Tickborne Bacteria in Cattle from Colombia
Alejandro Ramírez‐Hernández, Esteban Arroyave, Álvaro A. Faccini‐Martínez, H Diaz, Paola Betancourt-Ruiz, Luz-Adriana Olaya-M, Elkin Forero-Becerra, Marylin Hidalgo, Lucas S. Blanton, David H. Walker
Abstract
Ehrlichia minasensis is a new pathogenic bacterial species that infects cattle, and Borrelia theileri causes bovine borreliosis. We detected E. minasensis and B. theileri DNA in cattle from southwestern Colombia by using PCR. E. minasensis and B. theileri should be considered potential etiologies of febrile syndrome in cattle from Colombia.
Topics & Concepts
EhrlichiaBiologyTick-borne diseaseCattle DiseasesMicrobiologyBorreliaVirologyTickVeterinary medicineGeneticsBorrelia burgdorferiMedicineAntibodyVector-borne infectious diseasesVector-Borne Animal DiseasesViral Infections and Vectors