Naturally Occurring Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection in Two Prosimian Primate Species: Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) and Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata)

A naturally occurring infection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in lemurs is described. DNA of Ehrlichia chaffeensis was identified by polymerase chain reaction in peripheral blood from six of eight clinically ill lemurs. Organisms were cultured from the blood of one lemur exhibiting clinical and hematolog...

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Autores principales: Williams, Cathy V., Van Steenhouse, Jan L., Bradley, Julie M., Hancock, Susan I., Hegarty, Barbara C., Breitschwerdt, Edward B.
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12498671
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0812.020085
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author Williams, Cathy V.
Van Steenhouse, Jan L.
Bradley, Julie M.
Hancock, Susan I.
Hegarty, Barbara C.
Breitschwerdt, Edward B.
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Van Steenhouse, Jan L.
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description A naturally occurring infection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in lemurs is described. DNA of Ehrlichia chaffeensis was identified by polymerase chain reaction in peripheral blood from six of eight clinically ill lemurs. Organisms were cultured from the blood of one lemur exhibiting clinical and hematologic abnormalities similar to those of humans infected with E. chaffeensis.
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spelling pubmed-27385042009-09-16 Naturally Occurring Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection in Two Prosimian Primate Species: Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) and Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata) Williams, Cathy V. Van Steenhouse, Jan L. Bradley, Julie M. Hancock, Susan I. Hegarty, Barbara C. Breitschwerdt, Edward B. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch A naturally occurring infection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in lemurs is described. DNA of Ehrlichia chaffeensis was identified by polymerase chain reaction in peripheral blood from six of eight clinically ill lemurs. Organisms were cultured from the blood of one lemur exhibiting clinical and hematologic abnormalities similar to those of humans infected with E. chaffeensis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-12 /pmc/articles/PMC2738504/ /pubmed/12498671 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0812.020085 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Williams, Cathy V.
Van Steenhouse, Jan L.
Bradley, Julie M.
Hancock, Susan I.
Hegarty, Barbara C.
Breitschwerdt, Edward B.
Naturally Occurring Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection in Two Prosimian Primate Species: Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) and Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata)
title Naturally Occurring Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection in Two Prosimian Primate Species: Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) and Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata)
title_full Naturally Occurring Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection in Two Prosimian Primate Species: Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) and Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata)
title_fullStr Naturally Occurring Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection in Two Prosimian Primate Species: Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) and Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata)
title_full_unstemmed Naturally Occurring Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection in Two Prosimian Primate Species: Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) and Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata)
title_short Naturally Occurring Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection in Two Prosimian Primate Species: Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) and Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata)
title_sort naturally occurring ehrlichia chaffeensis infection in two prosimian primate species: ring-tailed lemurs (lemur catta) and ruffed lemurs (varecia variegata)
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12498671
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0812.020085
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