Tick-borne infectious diseases of dogs

SE Shaw, MJ Day, RJ Birtles, EB Breitschwerdt - Trends in parasitology, 2001 - cell.com
Tick-transmitted infections are an emerging problem in dogs. In addition to causing serious
disease in traditional tropical and semi-tropical regions, they are now increasingly …

Managing canine vector-borne diseases of zoonotic concern: part one

D Otranto, F Dantas-Torres, EB Breitschwerdt - Trends in parasitology, 2009 - cell.com
Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) comprise a group of globally distributed and rapidly
spreading illnesses that are caused by a range of pathogens transmitted by arthropods …

[HTML][HTML] Ehrlichiosis y anaplasmosis en Costa Rica

G Dolz, L Ábrego, LE Romero… - Acta Médica …, 2013 - scielo.sa.cr
La ehrlichiosis y la anaplasmosis son enfermedades infecciosas producidas por bacterias
de la familia Anaplasmataceae y transmitidas por garrapatas. Ambas afectan, entre otras …

Haematological parameters in stray dogs seropositive and seronegative to Ehrlichia canis in North Trinidad

Z Asgarali, I Pargass, J Adam, A Mutani… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2012 - Elsevier
In view of the fact that stray dogs are a reservoir for many diseases, this study was
undertaken to determine the prevalence of Ehrlichia canis in stray dogs in North Trinidad …

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 …

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 …

Chronic Canine Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia canis): A Retrospective Study of 19 Natural Cases

ME Mylonakis, AF Koutinas… - Journal of the …, 2004 - meridian.allenpress.com
Nineteen dogs from Greece with chronic ehrlichiosis were studied. The dogs exhibited
bicytopenia or pancytopenia, bone marrow hypoplasia, seroreactivity to Ehrlichia canis (E …

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 …

Transmission of Ehrlichia canis by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks feeding on dogs and on artificial membranes

JJ Fourie, D Stanneck, HG Luus, F Beugnet… - Veterinary …, 2013 - Elsevier
A South African strain of Ehrlichia canis was isolated and used to infect a laboratory-bred
Beagle dog. Rhipicephalus sanguineus nymphs, which fed on this dog, moulted to adult …

[HTML][HTML] Canine ehrlichiosis: clinical, hematological, serological and molecular aspects

ACH Nakaghi, RZ Machado, MT Costa, MR André… - Ciência Rural, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
The aim of the present study was to compare the direct detection methods of Ehrlichia canis
(blood smears and nested PCR), serological tests (Dot-ELISA and Immunofluorescent …