William Gay Wu has written:

'The morphology of Anaplasma marginale and respiratory activity of anaplasma- infected blood' -- subject(s): Veterinary medicine, Blood, Anaplasma, Parasites

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Anaplasmosis is a disease of ruminants caused by infection with the Anaplasma bacterium, usually transported by hard ticks.

Anaplasmosis is a blood-borne disease caused by rickettsial bacteria of the Genus Anaplasma. It occurs more commonly in the subtropical and tropical areas and, though not contagious, can transmitted by ticks that feed on the blood of cattle. It can also be spread by contaminated needles, dehorning equipment, castrating knives, tatooeing equipment and biting flies and mosquitoes.

Anaplasmosis is not a disease in dogs, nor is it spread by saliva or by feed in either cattle or dogs. It is a blood-borne infectious disease in cattle caused by rickettsial bacteria of the Genus Anaplasma. It occurs more commonly in the subtropical and tropical areas and, though not contagious, can transmitted by ticks that feed on the blood of cattle. It can also be spread by contaminated needles, dehorning equipment, castrating knives, tatooing equipment and biting flies and mosquitoes.