Emerging Tickborne Bacteria in Cattle from Colombia

oleh: Alejandro Ramírez-Hernández, Esteban Arroyave, Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez, Heidy C. Martínez-Diaz, Paola Betancourt-Ruiz, Luz-Adriana Olaya-M, Elkin G. Forero-Becerra, Marylin Hidalgo, Lucas S. Blanton, David H. Walker

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Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-10-01

Deskripsi

Ehrlichia minasensis is a new pathogenic bacterial species that infects cattle, and Borrelia theileri causes bovine borreliosis. We detected E. minasensis and B. theileri DNA in cattle from southwestern Colombia by using PCR. E. minasensis and B. theileri should be considered potential etiologies of febrile syndrome in cattle from Colombia.