Ehrlichiosis in Household Dogs and Parasitized Ticks in Kerman- Iran: Preliminary Zoonotic Risk Assessment

• Main Authors: Shahrzad Motaghipisheh (Author), Baharak Akhtardanesh (Author), Reza Ghanbarpour (Author), Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian (Author), Mohammad Khalili (Author), Saeed Reza Nourollahifard (Author), Saghar Mokhtari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Ehrlichiosis is an emerging tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by the family of Anaplasmatacea. Re­cently, outbreak of human monocytic ehrlichiosis was reported in northern part of Iran. Besides, serological evidence of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis caused by Ehrlichia canis was reported...