Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in a Roe Deer Calf in Norway
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wildlife Disease Association in Journal of Wildlife Diseases
- Vol. 37 (3) , 614-617
- https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.614
Abstract
A case of granulocytic ehrlichiosis is described in a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) calf from Norway. The calf was heavily infested with Ixodes ricinus and died from Escherichia coli septicemia. Granulocytic Ehrlichia sp. was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from several organs and sequence determination identified a variant of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agent. This is the first report of a possible clinical granulocytic Ehrlichia sp. infection in a roe deer.Keywords
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