Potentially Novel Ehrlichia Species in Horses, Nicaragua
- Victoria L. O’Nion
- Hernan J. Montilla
- Barbara A. Qurollo
- Ricardo G. Maggi
- Barbara C. Hegarty
- Susan J. Tornquist
- Edward B. Breitschwerdt
Publication date
February 2015
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
Ehrlichia sp. DNA was amplified from 4 Ehrlichia-seroreactive horses from Mérida, Nicaragua. Sequencing of 16S rDNA, sodB, and groEL genes indicated that the bacterium is most likely a novel Ehrlichia species. The tick vector and the potential for canine and human infection remain unknown