Hematologic and molecular identification of Anaplasma platys in domestic canine in Lima with clinic signs compatible with anaplasmosis

• Autores: Tateishi T., Viviana, Lí E., Olga, Hoyos S., Luis, Rivera G., Hermelinda, Manchego S., Alberto, Barrios A., Luis, More B., Juan
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2015
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revista UNMSM - Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/10920
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/10920
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Anaplasma platys; hematology; inclusion bodies; platelets; Hemi-Nested PCR; hematología; corpúsculos de inclusión; plaquetas

This study aimed to determine the presence ofAnaplasma platys in domestic dogs of Metropolitan Lima with clinic signs consistent with anaplasmosis by identifying inclusion bodies in platelets and through the Hemi-Nested PCR technique using peripheral blood samples. For this purpose, 144 samples were collected between January to December 2012. The results showed that 29.2% (42/144) were positive (thrombocytopenic individuals and presence ofinclusion bodies in platelets) and 12.5% (18/144) were suspicious (nonthrombocytopenic individuals and presence of inclusion bodies in platelets) by hematologic identification. Moreover, 1.4% (2/144) resulted positive to the Hemi-Nested PCR test. These results confirm the presence ofA. platys in domestic dogs in the country