Publications

acute granulocytic anaplasmosis in a captive timber wolf (canis lupus occidentalis).	a 2-yr-old male captive timber wolf, kept in an outdoor enclosure in austria, presented with anorexia, depression, and fever in june. tick infestation was reported despite monthly acaricidal treatment. the microscopic examination of a blood smear revealed elementary bodies and morulae suspicious for anaplasma phagocytophilum. polymerase chain reaction confirmed the infection by the g-variant of the pathogen, also found in horses and humans but not in wild ruminants. the wolf seroconverted within ...	2012	23082534
exposure to infectious agents in dogs in remote coastal british columbia: possible sentinels of diseases in wildlife and humans.	ranked among the top threats to conservation worldwide, infectious disease is of particular concern for wild canids because domestic dogs (canis familiaris) may serve as sources and reservoirs of infection. on british columbia's largely undeveloped but rapidly changing central and north coasts, little is known about diseases in wolves (canis lupus) or other wildlife. however, several threats exist for transfer of diseases among unvaccinated dogs and wolves. to gain baseline data on infectious ag ...	2011	21461190
multitarget test for emerging lyme disease and anaplasmosis in a serosurvey of dogs, maine, usa.	to determine if the range of deer ticks in maine had expanded, we conducted a multitarget serosurvey of domestic dogs (canis lupus familiaris) in 2007. an extension of exposure to borrelia burgdorferi to the northern border and local transmission of anaplasma phagocytophilum throughout southern areas was found.	2011	21529407
variability within the msp2 gene in populations of anaplasma phagocythopilum.	anaplasma phagocytophilum is an obligate intracellular bacterial parasite of verterbrate granulocytes. this bacterium is the aetiologic agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis. the msp2 gene encoding major surface protein 2 is unique for anaplasma and displays high antigenic variation. a fragment of the msp2 gene (334 bp) of a. phagocytophilum, amplified with dna isolated from ixodes ricinus, syringophilidae, capreolus capreolus and canis lupus familiaris, was used to determine polymorphisms of ...	2010	21324269