Ticks are well known as hematophagous ectoparasites, which cause different diseases in humans and animals. This investigation was designed central Iran to assess the prevalence, intensity, abundance of tick infestation stray dogs detection Ehrlichia canis. Overall, 962 ticks were collected from 260 between April August 2018. DNA samples with goal amplification pathogen screened by real-time PCR...

A erliquiose é uma enfermidade que acomete os cães podendo ocorrer também em humanos, causada pela Ehrlichia spp, sendo a mais diagnosticada canis, bactéria Gram-negativa, transmitida pelo carrapato, principalmente o Rhipicephalus sanguineus. É pandemia, tem seus sinais clínicos inespecíficos, e capaz de acometer vários órgãos, necessário para diagnóstico exame físico, hematológico sorológico, ...

Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) is caused by Ehrlichia canis, an obligate intracellular bacterium with tropism for monocytes and macrophages. It is transmitted by the ticks Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Dermacentor variabilis. CME has been reported throughout the world, with a higher frequency in tropical and subtropical regions. The disease may be manifested by fever, depression, dyspnoea, ...

Dogs were experimentally inoculated with Ehrlichia canis Florida to assess the efficacy of doxycycline hyclate for the treatment of acute ehrlichiosis. Treatment with doxycycline eliminated infection in eight of eight dogs. Untreated infected control dogs appeared to eliminate the infection or, alternatively, suppress the degree of ehrlichiemia to a level not detectable by tissue culture isolat...

The aim of this communication is to provide preliminary information on the tick-borne pathogens of potential zoonotic importance present in southern Africa, mainly focusing on their geographical distribution and host range, and to identify research gaps. The following tick-borne zoonoses have been reported to occur in southern Africa based mainly on case reports: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic feve...