Naturally occurring Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection in coyotes from Oklahoma.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kocan, A. A. ; Levesque, G. C. ; Whitworth, L. C. ; Murphy, G. L. ; Ewing, S. A. ; Barker, R. W.
• Description:
  A nested polymerase chain reaction assay was used to determine the presence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis, E. canis, and E. ewingii DNA in blood samples of free-ranging coyotes from central and northcentral Oklahoma. Of the 21 coyotes examined, 15 (71%) were positive for E. chaffeensis DNA; none was positive for E. canis or E. ewingii. Results suggest that E. chaffeensis infections are common in free-ranging coyotes in Oklahoma and that these wild canids could play a role in the epidemiology of human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis.
• Subjects:
  Animals Carnivora DNA, Bacterial Ehrlichia Chaffeensis Ehrlichiosis Electrophoresis, Agar Gel Humans Polymerase Chain Reaction Research Article
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 6(5):477-480.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Oklahoma
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8299cb61da424efa1af712ec0ee2d6a989d3ddd69acbd21d8a3ab0768ee3f5af
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15019/cdc_15019_DS1.pdf
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