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Engorged nymphs removed from Anaplasma platys-infected dogs were incubated at 28 °C and obtained unfed adults. Unfed 1800 larvae, 3100 nymphs and 85 adults collected from shelter grounds were screened for A. platys. The pathogen was detected in 2.82% and 3.83% male and female, respectively. Eight unfed nymph pools were infected with A. platys (0.27%). The findings revealed molecular evidence for transstadial transmission of A. platys by R. sanguineus.
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Why is it important?
The findings revealed molecular evidence for transstadial transmission of Anaplasma platys by R. sanguineus. This pathogen can be transmitted by R. sanguineus s.l. from larva to nymph and from nymph to adult. This suggests that acaricide application should target all tick stages to control canine infectious cyclic thrombocytopenia, as R. sanguineus s.l. is a species of which all parasitic stages (larva, nymph, and adult) feed on dogs.
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I hope this article makes a small contribution to control canine infectious cyclic thrombocytopenia.
Professor Munir AKTAS
Firat Universitesi
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This page is a summary of: Molecular evidence for trans-stadial transmission of Anaplasma platys
by Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato
under field conditions, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, August 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/mve.12261.
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