Reyers, FredStevens, K.Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand2012-12-122012-12-1220121997Du Plessis, L, Reyers, F & Stevens, K 1997, 'Morphological evidence for infection of impala, Aepyceros melampus, platelets by a rickettsia-like organism', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 64, no. 4, pp. 317-318.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20762The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat X Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Ultrastructural studies revealed the presence of a parasite, believed to be Ehrlichia platys, in the blood platelets of impala. At the time of blood sampling all the animals appeared healthy. This is the first report on the presence of this rickettsia in these animals, previously described in canine platelets.en© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineElectron microscopyEhrlichia platysImpalaParasitePlateletsRickettsiaVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle