Development of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for rapid detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium.

BACKGROUND: The rickettsial bacterium Ehrlichia ruminantium is the causative agent of heartwater, a potential zoonotic disease of ruminants transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma. The disease is distributed in nearly all of sub-Saharan Africa and some islands of the Caribbean, from where it thr... View More