Canine Lyme disease: Case report

Abstract

Lyme disease is underdiagnosed, although it is common worldwide. It has zoonotic potential and dogs are considered sentinels of the disease. This paper aims to report a case of a Poodle animal treated at a private veterinary clinic in Ribeirão Pires - SP, positive for the presence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi confirmed by serology by the Dot-Blot method and rapid test. The animal was undergoing pre-surgical exams to remove a tumor in the anal region, it did not present alterations in the physical exam, and thrombocytopenia was the only disorder observed. The diagnosis is made through serology together with the clinical/clinical history of the animal, but in most cases it is a clinical finding. As borreliosis has nonspecific signs and is of great importance to public health, it is essential that it be included as a differential diagnosis of other diseases with similar symptoms, although it has been reported associated with Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis and other tick-borne hemoparasitosis.This work has an informative and sanitary and epidemiological education character, giving the opportunity to readers to know more deeply about the disease and its risks to public health.