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Table 3 State of origin, VBDDL diagnostic and archived sample Anaplasma and Ehrlichia PCR results, SNAP® M-A, SNAP® 4Dx®Plus and IFA (antigen) serology results for individual cats infected with FVBD

From: Serological and molecular analysis of feline vector-borne anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis using species-specific peptides and PCR

Cat #

US state of sample origin

VBDDL diagnostic PCR (gene targets)

PCR on archived samples (gene targets)

SNAP® M-A

SNAP® 4Dx® Plus

IFA (Ech)

IFA (Ec)

IFA (Aph)

IFA (Bb)

1

NC

Apl (16S, GroEL, p44)

N/A

(−)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2

OH

Apl (16S)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

3

NC

ND

Apl (16S)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

4

MI

Aph (16S)

(−)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

5

MA

Aph (16S)

(−)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

6

NC

Aph (16S)

(−)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

7

NY

Aph (16S)

Aph (16S, tr-1, p44)

Bb+

Bb+

64

<16

<16

32

8

VA

Ec (16S)

(−)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

9

NC

(−)

Ech (16S)

(−)

(−)

<16

<16

<16

128

10

MO

ND

Ech (16S, sodB, nadA)

(−)

(−)

<16

128

<16

16

11

SC

(−)

Eew (16S)

(−)

(−)

<16

<16

<16

16

12

CA

(−)

Eew (16S)

(−)

(−)

<16

<16

<16

<16

13

NC

(−)

Eew (16S, sodB)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

  1. Aph: A.phagocytophilum; Apl: A.platys; Ec: E.canis; Ech: E.chaffeensis; Eew: E.ewingii; Bb: B.burgdorferi; FVBD: feline vector-borne disease; ND: not done; N/A: Archived Serum or EDTA-whole blood was not available; (−): negative serology or PCR result