Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in North Carolina Eastern Black Bears (Ursus americanus)
Abstract We detected Anaplasma phagocytophilum by DNA amplification in whole blood from free ranging, hunter killed American black bears (Ursus americanus) from the east coast of North Carolina, US. Molecular prevalence for Anaplasma phagocytophilum was 3% from 68 black bears. No DNA of other Anaplasma or Ehrlichia spp. was identified.
Journal of Wildlife Diseases