Naturally occurring Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection in two prosimian primate species: ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) and ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata)

A naturally occurring infection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in lemurs is described. DNA of Ehrlichia chaffeensis was identified by polymerase chain reaction in peripheral blood from six of eight clinically ill lemurs. Organisms were cultured from the blood of one lemur exhibiting clinical and hematolog...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2002-12, Vol.8 (12), p.1497-1500
Main Authors: Williams, Cathy V, Van Steenhouse, Jan L, Bradley, Julie M, Hancock, Susan I, Hegarty, Barbara C, Breitschwerdt, Edward B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Communicable diseases
Disease Outbreaks - veterinary
Disease transmission
Dispatch
Doxycycline - therapeutic use
Ehrlichia
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Ehrlichia chaffeensis - isolation & purification
ehrlichiosis
Ehrlichiosis - blood
Ehrlichiosis - drug therapy
Ehrlichiosis - veterinary
Genetic aspects
Genetic research
Health aspects
Lemur
Lemur catta
Lemurs
North Carolina
Polymerase Chain Reaction
primate
tick-borne diseases
United States
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Summary:A naturally occurring infection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in lemurs is described. DNA of Ehrlichia chaffeensis was identified by polymerase chain reaction in peripheral blood from six of eight clinically ill lemurs. Organisms were cultured from the blood of one lemur exhibiting clinical and hematologic abnormalities similar to those of humans infected with E. chaffeensis.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid0812.020085