2021
Molecular evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in olive baboons and vervet monkeys in Kenya
Masika SJ, Muchemi GM, Okumu TA, Mutura S, Zimmerman D, Kamau J. Molecular evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in olive baboons and vervet monkeys in Kenya. BMC Veterinary Research 2021, 17: 385. PMID: 34906141, PMCID: PMC8669034, DOI: 10.1186/s12917-021-03095-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase chain reactionAnaplasma phagocytophilumConventional polymerase chain reactionA. phagocytophilumTick-borne infectionsVervet monkeysPublic health implicationsZoonotic A. phagocytophilumOlive baboonsOverall prevalenceBlood samplesConclusionThis studyTropical diseasesGranulocytic anaplasmosisAnaplasma speciesChain reactionHealth implicationsIntracellular bacteriaBaboonsPhagocytophilumMonkeysPrevalenceObligate intracellular bacteriaIxodid ticksInfection
2020
ESTABLISHMENT OF ACUTE-PHASE PROTEIN AND SERUM PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS PRELIMINARY REFERENCE VALUES FOR PRONGHORN (ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA)
Tobin K, Zimmerman D, Rasmussen J, Hilton CD, Junge RE, Armstrong D, Gann W, Harveson L, Gray S, Cray C. ESTABLISHMENT OF ACUTE-PHASE PROTEIN AND SERUM PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS PRELIMINARY REFERENCE VALUES FOR PRONGHORN (ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2020, 51: 321-325. PMID: 32549561, DOI: 10.1638/2018-0226.Peer-Reviewed Original Research