Granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Swedish dogs and horses

Granulocytic ehrlichiosis is a frequently diagnosed tick-borne disease in Swedish dogs and horses. The infection is caused by a granulocytic Ehrlichia species belonging to the Ehrlichia phagocytophila genogroup. In the acute stage, the disease is mainly characterized as a febrile illness and diagnos...

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Published in:International journal of medical microbiology 2002-06, Vol.291, p.100-103
Main Authors: Olsson Engvall, Eva, Egenvall, Agneta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
dog
Dog Diseases - epidemiology
Dog Diseases - parasitology
Dogs
Ehrlichia - pathogenicity
Ehrlichiosis - epidemiology
Ehrlichiosis - parasitology
Ehrlichiosis - veterinary
Granulocytes - microbiology
granulocytic Ehrlichia
horse
Horse Diseases - epidemiology
Horse Diseases - parasitology
Horses
PCR
Serologic Tests - veterinary
Sweden - epidemiology
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Summary:Granulocytic ehrlichiosis is a frequently diagnosed tick-borne disease in Swedish dogs and horses. The infection is caused by a granulocytic Ehrlichia species belonging to the Ehrlichia phagocytophila genogroup. In the acute stage, the disease is mainly characterized as a febrile illness and diagnosis can be confirmed by the demonstration of ehrlichial inclusions in blood granulocytes. Seropositivity in many healthy dogs and horses indicate that the infection also can be transient without clinical signs. The infection can persist in experimentally inoculated animals for months, but to what extent this persistance also occurs in naturally infected animals and is associated with clinical signs, is not clarified yet.
ISSN:1438-4221
1618-0607
DOI:10.1016/S1438-4221(02)80019-4