Open AccessMolecular prevalence of <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i> in sheep from Iraq
Author(s) -
Karrar Jasim Hamzah,
Saleem Amin Hasso
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
open veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4485
pISSN - 2218-6050
DOI - 10.4314/ovj.v9i3.8
Subject(s) - anaplasma phagocytophilum , biology , tick , ixodes scapularis , veterinary medicine , tick borne disease , ixodes ricinus , anaplasma , transmission (telecommunications) , ixodes , vector (molecular biology) , virology , medicine , ixodidae , immunology , gene , genetics , recombinant dna , electrical engineering , engineering , borrelia burgdorferi , antibody
Tick-borne diseases are widely distributed among animal populations and are responsible for significant economic losses. However, little attention has been offered for screening such infections world widely. Anaplasma phagocytophilum is among those neglected tick-borne pathogens, particularly in the developing countries.