Molecular Survey of Anaplasma capra in Goats in Van Province, Eastern Türkiye

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Oğuz B., Değer M. S., Al-Olayan E., El-Ashram S.

Acta Parasitologica, cilt.69, sa.1, ss.370-374, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 69 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11686-023-00758-y
  • Dergi Adı: Acta Parasitologica
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Animal Behavior Abstracts, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.370-374
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anaplasma capra, gltA gene, Goat, Phylogenetic analysis, Türkiye, Zoonoses
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: A newly discovered zoonotic infection carried by ixodid ticks, Anaplasma capra, affects a wide variety of hosts, including numerous mammals. A. capra most likely infects erythrocytes or endothelial cells in mammals. This study aimed to investigate the A. capra pathogen in goats in Türkiye’s Van province. Methods: A total of 200 goat blood samples were examined. Goat samples were subjected to partial amplification of the gltA gene fragment using a nested polymerase chain reaction. Results: A. capra DNA was detected in 0.5% of goat blood samples. Phylogenetic analysis of a partial gltA gene fragment showed that the Eastern Türkiye isolate, closely grouped with A. capra isolates reported from wild and domestic ruminants in France, Türkiye, and Kyrgyzstan, formed a distinct clade. Conclusions: This is the first report of A. capra in goats in Van province, Eastern Türkiye.