Molecular screening for Rickettsia, Anaplasmataceae and Coxiella burnetii in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks from Malaysia

• Main Authors: Watanabe, Malaika, Nakao, R., Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin, Moktar, Maizatul Akmal, Youn, J. H., Qiu, Y., Sugimoto, C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45531/1/Molecular%20screening%20for%20Rickettsia%2C%20Anaplasmataceae%20and%20Coxiella%20burnetii%20in%20Rhipicephalus%20sanguineus%20ticks%20from%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45531/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26691268/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

A total of 44 Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks collected from 23 dogs from Malaysia were screened for Rickettsia, Anaplasmataceae and Coxiella burnetii. Coxiella burnetii was detected in 59% (26/44) of ticks however Rickettsia and Anaplasmataceae were not detected in any of the ticks. In order to geno...