Frequency of Anaplasma platys in dogs from the municipality of Veracruz, Mexico
Izcalli Alejandra Jeréz-Sulvarán, David Itzcóatl Martínez-Herrera, Héctor Vivanco-Cid, José Alfredo Villagómez-Cortés, Héctor Alejandro Contreras-López, Lucy Anahi Muñoz-Muñoz, José Luis Hernández Vivanco, Argel Flores Primo · 2024
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Description
Izcalli Jeréz-Sulvarán and seven co-authors count infections with a tick-borne blood parasite in dogs in Veracruz, Mexico. Their cross-sectional study was published in twenty twenty-four. The parasite, Anaplasma platys, cycles down platelet counts and has even infected people in Mexico.
One hundred dogs gave blood samples in twenty twenty-two. A sensitive nested DNA test found twenty-seven positives. Owners reported sex, street access, tick control, and housing for each dog. Only one factor stood out: dogs without tick prevention carried far higher odds of infection. The study gives local vets a clear, cheap message: tick control is the lever that works.
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| CREATOR | Izcalli Alejandra Jeréz-Sulvarán, David Itzcóatl Martínez-Herrera, Héctor Vivanco-Cid, José Alfredo Villagómez-Cortés, Héctor Alejandro Contreras-López, Lucy Anahi Muñoz-Muñoz, José Luis Hernández Vivanco, Argel Flores Primo |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |