Migratory and Carnivorous Birds in Brazil: Reservoirs for Anaplasma and Ehrlichia Species?

Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Marcos Rogério André, Karin Werther, Eliane de Sousa, Fernando Antônio Gavioli, José Roberto Ferreira Alves Junior
2012 Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases  
In order to investigate new hosts for Anaplasmataceae agents in Brazil, we collected blood samples from 21 wild birds. Using molecular techniques, we detected the presence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and an Ehrlichia species closely related to Ehrlichia canis in carnivorous avian blood samples. In addition, an Ehrlichia species closely related to an Ehrlichia species found in wild felines in Brazil was also detected in a goose blood sample. Wild birds may play a role as carriers of Anaplasmataceae agents in Brazil.
doi:10.1089/vbz.2011.0803 pmid:22607070 fatcat:ukcveuwxqndtxhjotao2gy3wci