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Notas de Pesquisa • Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet. 17 (2) • June 2008 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-29612008000200011   copy

Detection of antibodies against Anaplasma sp. in small ruminants from the semi-arid region against Pernambuco State, Brazil

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

This paper reports the detection of antibodies against Anaplasma sp. in goats and sheep from the semi-arid region from Pernambuco State, Brazil, using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with recombinant MSP5 of Anaplasma marginale. Sera from 243 goats and 68 sheep from Ibimirim municipality were analyzed and frequencies of antibodies of 11.93% (29/243) and 16.17% (11/68) were found for goats and sheep, respectively. The epidemiological relevance of the findings was discussed.

anaplasmosis; goat; sheep; ELISA; recombinant MSP5

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