Morphological and molecular identification of ticks collected from dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) with ehrlichiosis in Chiclayo, Peru

• Published in: Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú
• Main Authors: Cervantes S., Miguel, Masgo C., Deysi, Ramírez V., Leyla, Álvarez M., Grecia, Li E., Olga, Vásquez-Ydrogo., Alvaro, Gomez-Puerta, Luis A., Hoyos S., Luis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria 2020
• Subjects: ticks; Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l; 16S rDNA gene; Lineage of the North; Ehrlichia canis; garrapata; gen 16S rADN; Linaje del Norte; Argentina; Tuvo; Uruguay; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/17820; https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i2.17820

The present study aimed to identify morphologically and molecularly the ticks of dogs with ehrlichiosis in the Chiclayo district (Lambayeque, Peru). A total of 297 ticks from 74 dogs were collected and morphologically identified as Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. Nine specimens were used for molecular...