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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
4
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2004-9-10
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Mycoplasma haemocanis (formerly Haemobartonella canis) is a red blood cell parasite that causes disease mainly in immunosuppressed and splenectomized dogs. Clinical outbreak of the disease resulted in failure of a large experimental project. We aimed to identify whether M. haemocanis has increased prevalence in kennel-raised dogs. In a prospective study, we compared the prevalence of M. haemocanis in whole blood (anti-coagulated by use of EDTA) collected from pet dogs (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, Ill.; n = 60) with that in blood from dogs raised in three distinct kennels in western Europe (WE; n = 23), eastern Europe (EE; n = 20), and North America (NA; n = 20). Screening included antibody testing and microscopy of blood smears. The presence of M. haemocanis was identified using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for specific DNA of the organism. None of the pet dogs (0%) was test positive for M. haemocanis DNA. Mycoplasma haemocanis was found in dogs tested at all of the kennels. Infection rate in the three kennels was 30, 35, and 87%, respectively (all P < 0.001 versus control, chi2-test). Latent infection with M. haemocanis was not a single observation in kennel-raised dogs. Prevalence may be higher than that in a pet dog population. The potential exists for these latent infections to adversely affect or confound research results.
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eng
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| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Aug
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| pubmed:issn |
1532-0820
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| pubmed:author |
pubmed-author:BorosMihalyM,
pubmed-author:EndersGeorgG,
pubmed-author:Hahmann-MuellerAgnesA,
pubmed-author:KemmingGregor IGI,
pubmed-author:Kisch-WedelHilleH,
pubmed-author:LorenzBaerbelB,
pubmed-author:MessickJoanne BJB,
pubmed-author:MessmerKonradK,
pubmed-author:MuellerWernerW,
pubmed-author:MuenzingSilviaS,
pubmed-author:TheinEckartE
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| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
54
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
404-9
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:15357321-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:15357321-Animals, Laboratory,
pubmed-meshheading:15357321-Dog Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:15357321-Dogs,
pubmed-meshheading:15357321-Housing, Animal,
pubmed-meshheading:15357321-Mycoplasma,
pubmed-meshheading:15357321-Mycoplasma Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:15357321-Prospective Studies
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| pubmed:year |
2004
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Mycoplasma haemocanis infection--a kennel disease?
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Institute for Surgical Research, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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