Molecular detection of Anaplasma platys in a naturally-infected cat in Brazil.

LIMA, M. L. F.; SOARES, P. T.; RAMOS, C. A. N.; ARAUJO, F. R.; RAMOS, R. A. N.; SOUZA, I. I. F.; FAUSTINO, M. A. G.; ALVES, L. C. A.

Molecular detection of Anaplasma platys in a naturally-infected cat in Brazil.

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Following the accidental finding of inclusion bodies similar to Anaplasma platys in a stained blood smear from a cat, DNA analysis of the 16S rRNA gene was performed and 100% identity was found with different strains of A. platys. These data confirm that cats are susceptible to parasitism by A. platys. In the present study, a natural infection by A. platys in a cat is reported for the first time in the state of Pernambuco, in northeastern Brazil, using molecular tools to confirm the identity of the pathogen.