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<journal-id>0188-6266</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta universitaria]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta univ]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-6266</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Guanajuato, Dirección de Investigación y Posgrado]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-62662018000300072</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15174/au.2018.1678</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Análisis exploratorio de enfermedades Rickettsiales transmitidas por garrapatas en perros de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Exploratory analysis of Rickettsial diseases transmitted by ticks in dogs from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Escárcega Ávila]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Angélica María]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Luna Flores]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Brenda Susana]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Mora Covarrubias]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Antonio de la]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jiménez Vega]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Florinda]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cd. Juárez Chih]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>72</fpage>
<lpage>78</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-62662018000300072&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-62662018000300072&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-62662018000300072&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Durante la última década en el norte de México se ha incrementado el interés por el estudio de las enfermedades zoonóticas como son la anaplasmosis y la ehrlichiosis canina, las cuales son transmitidas por garrapatas tanto a perros como a humanos. La investigación tuvo como objetivo evaluar la presencia de Ehrlichia spp. y A. phagocytophilum en perros y garrapatas de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Utilizando la técnica de Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa (PCR, por sus siglas en inglés) se determinó una prevalencia de 40% y 66% para Ehrlichia spp., del 27% y 13% para A. phagocytophilum en muestras sanguínea de perros y en grupos de Rhipicephalus sanguineus respectivamente. En el 23% de los perros y el 11% de los grupos de garrapatas existió coinfección de ambos patógenos. El valor máximo de la tasa de infección fue de 267.10 considerando ambos patógenos. De acuerdo al análisis de secuenciación Rh. sanguineus fue clasificada como de linaje templado. Los resultados permiten suponer que existe una infestación generalizada de Rh. sanguineus en la población de estudio y que los patógenos asociados a la garrapata están circulando con una prevalencia de moderada a alta, poniendo en riesgo potencial a los habitantes de esta ciudad transfronteriza.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract During the last decade in northern Mexico, the interest in the study of zoonotic diseases such as anaplasmosis and canine ehrlichiosis, which are transmitted by ticks to both dogs and humans, has increased.The objective of this research was to evaluate the presence of Ehrlichia spp. and A. phagocytophilum in dogs and ticks from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique determined a prevalence of 40% and 66% for Ehrlichia spp. and 27% and 13% for A. phagocytophilum in blood samples taken from dogs and in pools of Rhipicephalus sanguineus respectively. There was co-infection of both pathogens in 23% of the dogs and in 11% of the tick pools. The maximum value of the infection rate was 267.10, considering both pathogens. Rh. sanguineus was classified as a temperate lineage according to the sequencing analysis. The results suggest that there is a widespread infestation of Rh. sanguineus in the dog&#8217;s population. The pathogens associated with this tick species are circulating with a prevalence that goes from moderate to high, putting inhabitants of this border city at potential risk.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[detección]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ehrlichia spp.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Anaplasma phagocytophilum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[detection]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Rh. Sanguineus]]></kwd>
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