Detection ofAnaplasma spp.using pcr in Goats in the Municipality of Los Santos in Santander, Colombia

Ángela Jiménez

Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia. Sede Bucaramanga.

Alba García

Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia. Sede Bucaramanga.

Carolina Angulo

Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia. Sede Bucaramanga.

Joaquín Gómez

Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia. Sede Bucaramanga.

A nested pcr assay was applied to a portion of 347 bp of the msp5 gene of Anaplasma spp. in goats of the Mesa de Los Santos,Santander. A sample of 99 animals was selected from among 600 individuals, using a proportional affixation. Each goat underwent a semiological exam and the removal of a blood sample for nested pcr a ss ay, measurement of hematocrit, hemoglobin, evaluation of red blood cell morphology and direct observation of the microorganism in extended peripheral blood stained with Giemsa. 7.1% of the goats tested positive for pcr and 4% by direct observation; however, only one of the positives for extended peripheral blood was confirmed as a positive using pcr.Howell-Jolly bodies were the most common finding during evaluation of the morphology of erythrocytes. None of the goats found to be positive showed signs of compatibility with the clinical signs of anaplasmosis at the time of the test, while hemoglobin and hematocrit measurements indicated slight anemia in two of the animals.
Keywords: anaplasmosis, diagnóstico molecular, Gen msp5, pequeños rumiantes, tinción de Giemsa
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2013-12-01
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