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Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
Molecular Detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma bovis in the Salivary Glands from Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks
To cite this article:
Mi-Jin Lee, Joon-Seok Chae.
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.
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doi:10.1089/vbz.2008.0215.
Online Ahead of Print: October 29, 2009
Mi-Jin Lee1 and Joon-Seok Chae2 1Laboratory of Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea. 2Laboratory of Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Address correspondence to: Joon-Seok Chae, DVM, Ph.D. Veterinary Internal Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine Seoul National UniversitySeoul 151-742 Korea E-mail: Abstract The salivary gland (SG) of tick plays an important role as a route in the dissemination of tick-borne pathogens to their hosts. We evaluated the presence of these pathogens in the SGs of Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks, and these ticks were collected from grazing cattle in Jeju Island, Korea. Of total 463 one-side SGs, 56 (12.1%) SGs were positive for Ehrlichia chaffeensis and 11 (2.4%) were positive for Anaplasma bovis. In addition, two (0.4%) SGs were co-infected with both E. chaffeensis and A. bovis. In conclusion, we specifically describe the presence of E. chaffeensis and A. bovis in the SGs of H. longicornis ticks in Korea.
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