Significance of serological testing for ehrlichial diseases in dogs with special emphasis on the diagnosis of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis caused by Ehrlichia canis

T Waner, S Harrus, F Jongejan, H Bark, A Keysary… - Veterinary …, 2001 - Elsevier
Dogs are susceptible to a number of ehrlichial diseases. Among them, canine monocytic
ehrlichiosis is an important and potentially fatal disease of dogs caused by the rickettsia …

Recent advances in determining the pathogenesis of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis

S Harrus, T Waner, H Bark, F Jongejan… - Journal of clinical …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) is a potentially fatal tick-borne disease caused by the
rickettsia Ehrlichia canis (16). The etiologic agent was first recognized in Algeria in 1935 (8) …

Experimental infection and co-infection of dogs with Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis: hematologic, serologic and molecular findings

SD Gaunt, MJ Beall, BA Stillman, L Lorentzen, P Diniz… - Parasites & vectors, 2010 - Springer
Background Rhipicephalus sanguineus is a ubiquitous tick responsible for transmitting
Ehrlichia canis and most likely Anaplasma platys to dogs, as either single or co-infections …

Ehrlichiosis and related infections

LA Cohn - Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, 2003 - vetsmall.theclinics.com
Ehrlichieae are gram-negative pleomorphic cocci capable of causing disease in people and
in several species of domestic and wild animals. They have more in common with their close …

Characterization of the subclinical phase of canine ehrlichiosis in experimentally infected beagle dogs

T Waner, S Harrus, H Bark, E Bogin, Y Avidar… - Veterinary …, 1997 - Elsevier
Beagle dogs were examined during the subclinical phase of canine ehrlichiosis under
controlled conditions. Emphasis was placed on gathering data before artificial inoculation …

Clinical features of canine granulocytic anaplasmosis in 18 naturally infected dogs

B Kohn, D Galke, P Beelitz… - Journal of veterinary …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the causative agent of canine granulocytic
anaplasmosis (CGA), is a Gram‐negative intracellular organism transmitted by ixodid ticks …

The relationship between the degree of thrombocytopenia and infection with Ehrlichia canis in an endemic area

C Bulla, R Takahira, JP Araújo Jr… - Veterinary …, 2004 - hal.science
-Ehrlichia canis is the causative agent of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis. In order to evaluate
platelet counts as a screening test for E. canis in an endemic area, 217 whole blood …

Comparative Experimental Infection Study in Dogs with Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeensis, Anaplasma platys and A. phagocytophilum

ADS Nair, C Cheng, CK Ganta, MW Sanderson… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Dogs acquire infections with the Anaplasmataceae family pathogens, E. canis, E.
chaffeensis, E. ewingii, A. platys and A. phagocytophilum mostly during summer months …

Ehrlichia canis in dogs in Yucatan, Mexico: seroprevalence, prevalence of infection and associated factors

RI Rodriguez-Vivas, REF Albornoz, GME Bolio - Veterinary parasitology, 2005 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of infection, seroprevalence, and
factors associated with antibody response to Ehrlichia canis in dogs of Yucatan, Mexico. The …

Comparison of Simultaneous Splenic Sample PCR with Blood Sample PCR for Diagnosis and Treatment of Experimental Ehrlichia canis Infection

S Harrus, M Kenny, L Miara, I Aizenberg… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
This report presents evidence that dogs recover from acute canine monocytic ehrlichiosis
(CME) after 16 days of doxycycline treatment (10 mg/kg of body weight every 24 h). Blood …