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.
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1 July 2001
Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in a Roe Deer Calf in Norway
Snorre Stuen,
Eva Olsson Engvall,
Ingrid van de Pol,
Leo M. Schouls
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 37 • No. 3
July 2001
Vol. 37 • No. 3
July 2001
Capreolus capreolus
case report
Ehrlichia sp. granulocytic ehrlichiosis
HGE
roe deer