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Anaplasma infection of Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) and ticks in Xinjiang, China

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Title
Anaplasma infection of Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) and ticks in Xinjiang, China
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Parasites & Vectors, June 2015
DOI 10.1186/s13071-015-0931-1
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Youquan Li, Jifei Yang, Ze Chen, Gege Qin, Yaqiong Li, Qian Li, Junlong Liu, Zhijie Liu, Guiquan Guan, Hong Yin, Jianxun Luo, Lin Zhang

Abstract

To date, anaplasmosis has been reported to be a subclinical disease in Indian and Arabian one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) and llamas (Lama glama). However, no information on Anaplasma infection in two-humped Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) in China has been published to date. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Anaplasma spp. in domestic Bactrian camels and ticks in Xinjiang, China. A total of 382 ticks were collected from the Bactrian camels and from environmental sources. Of these, 84 were morphologically identified as belonging to the Rhipicephalus sanguineus group and genetically identified (12S rDNA, 16S rDNA and the cytochrome c oxidase 1 genes) as R. sanguineus group ticks (temporally designated as Rhipicephalus sp. Xinjiang). PCR testing showed that 7.2 % (20/279) of the camels harbored Anaplasma platys DNA. However, microscopic examination revealed no A. platys inclusions in blood smears from the camels. The PCR prevalence of A. platys DNA was 9.5 % (6/63) in Rhipicephalus sp. Xinjiang from the Bactrian camels and 14.3 % (3/21) in Rhipicephalus sp. Xinjiang from the vegetation. A. platys DNA was not detected by PCR in other tick species (Hyalomma asiaticum, Dermacentor niveus and Hyalomma dromedarii), and no other Anaplasma species were detected in these samples. This is the first report of A. platys in Bactrian camels in Xinjiang, China. The moderate positivity observed indicates that these animals might be a natural host for this pathogen in China.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 19%
Student > Master 9 19%
Researcher 6 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 6%
Student > Postgraduate 3 6%
Other 7 15%
Unknown 11 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 14 29%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 17%
Medicine and Dentistry 4 8%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 6%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 6%
Other 1 2%
Unknown 15 31%
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