Dahmani M. auteur aut IRD Marie J. L. auteur aut IRD Scandola P. auteur aut IRD Brah S. auteur aut IRD Davoust B. auteur aut IRD Mediannikov Oleg auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Anaplasmosis due to Anaplasma ovis (A ovis) is an infection spread in small ruminants mostly in the tropical and subtropical region. This neglected disease which often induces a subclinical infection can be severe in case of co-infection with other pathogens. In the Republic of Niger, small ruminant breeding contributes for a large extent to the national economy; however, little is known about pathogens that infect sheep in this region. In the present study, 33 sheep blood samples were collected near the village of Madama in the north of the country. Molecular analysis for the investigation of the presence of Anaplasmataceae species infection was conducted targeting three genes, the 23S rRNA, 16S rRNA and the rpoB genes. Results showed that 23/33 (69.7%) of the sheep were infected by A. ovis. This result is the first molecular description of A. ovis in Niger. specialized Niger Sheep Anaplasmosis Tick-borne Anaplasma ovis NIGER 052 080 084 151 32-35 2017 0921-4488 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070256 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2017.04.012 0921-4488 [F B010070256] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070256 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2017/07/010070256.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2017-07-26 2023-07-11 fdi:010070256 fre