Canine monocyotropic ehrlichiosis: Review

Authors

  • Victoria do Carmo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v15n01a734.1-7

Keywords:

Tick, ehrlichiosis, hemoparasites

Abstract

. Ehrlichiosis is a disease that affects dogs and can also occur in humans, caused by Ehrlichia spp., the most diagnosed being Ehrlichia canis, which is a Gram-negative bacterium, transmitted by ticks, mainly Rhipicephalus sanguineous. It is a pandemic, which has its nonspecific clinical signs, and is capable of affecting several organs, being necessary for diagnosis of the physical examination, hematological and serological examination, finding normochromic normocytic anemia, leukopenia and thrombocytopenia regularly.

Published

2020-12-07

Issue

Section

Produção animal

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