| ehrlichia canis and rickettsia spp. in dogs from urban areas in paraiba state, northeastern brazil. | the aims of our study was to identify ehrlichia canis and antibodies against rickettsia spp. belonging to the spotted fever group (sfg) in dogs sampled from paraiba state, northeastern brazil. blood and serum samples collected by convenience from dogs in urban areas of five municipalities were analyzed by real-time pcr for the detection of e. canis dna and by immunofluorescence assay test (ifat) for the identification of antibodies against rickettsia rickettsii, r. felis, r. parkeri, r. amblyomm ... | 2017 | 28658415 |