Research Article

Molecular Detection of Anaplasma spp. and Ehrlichia spp. in Ruminants from Twelve Provinces of China

Table 1

Molecular detection of Anaplasma spp. and Ehrlichia spp. in Chinese ruminants.

Animal species Subspecies/breedProvinceCityAnaplasma positivityEhrlichia positivity
Positive/total, %Positive/total, %

Cattle ()Bos p. taurusHolsteinsAnhuiBengbu3/109, 2.8%1/109, 0.9%
WannanAnhuiWuhu17/17, 100.0%14/17, 82.4%
HolsteinsBeijingSanyuan0/107, 0.0%0/107, 0.0%
HolsteinsJiangsuYancheng1/395, 0.3%2/395, 0.5%
HolsteinsJiangsuYangzhou0/269, 0.0%1/269, 0.4%
HolsteinsHeilongjiangQiqihar1/111, 0.9%0/111, 0.0%
SimmentalsInner MongoliaChifeng0/132, 0.0%0/132, 0.0%
LuxiShandongJining3/42, 7.1%0/42, 0.0%
BohaiblackShandongBinzhou1/33, 3.0%0/33, 0.0%
HolsteinsShanghaiShanghai0/255, 0.0%0/255, 0.0%
HolsteinsTianjinTianjin0/94, 0.0%0/94, 0.0%

Cattle ()Bos p. indicusMinnanFujianPutian17/24, 70.8%2/24, 8.3%
LeiqiongHainanHaikou74/74, 100.0%15/74, 20.3%
YunlingYunnanKunming124/168, 73.8%30/168, 17.9%

Water buffalo ()HaiziJiangsuYancheng2/29, 6.9%0/29, 0.0%

Goats ()Yangtze River Delta WhiteJiangsuYangzhou119/172, 69.2%3/172, 1.7%
XinjiangXinjiangUrumqi10/98, 10.2%0/98, 0.0%

Sheep ()Sishui FurInner MongoliaXilingol0/72, 0.0%1/72, 1.4%
WurankeShandongJining13/39, 33.3%1/39, 2.6%