Antibodies to Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia platys, and spotted fever group rickettsiae in Louisiana dogs. Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. [J Vet Intern Med] Journal article | | Title | Antibodies to Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia platys, and spotted fever group rickettsiae in Louisiana dogs. | | Author(s) | Hoskins JD, Breitschwerdt EB, Gaunt SD, French TW, Burgdorfer W | | Institution | Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803. | | Source | J Vet Intern Med 1988 Apr-Jun; 2(2):55-9. | | MeSH | Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial
Dog Diseases
Dogs
Ehrlichia
Louisiana
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Rickettsia Infections
Rickettsia rickettsii
Rickettsiaceae
Rickettsiaceae Infections
Thrombocytopenia
| | Abstract | Antibodies to Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia platys, and spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae were detected by indirect immunofluorescence in sera from 27 ill individually owned thrombocytopenic dogs (platelet concentrations less than 200,000 platelets/microliters) and 59 healthy kenneled dogs located in southern Louisiana. Platelet concentrations less than 100,000 platelets/microliters were detected in 63% of ill thrombocytopenic dogs and 6.8% of healthy kennel dogs. One ill thrombocytopenic dog had intracytoplasmic E platys morulae detected within platelets. The prevalence of increased serum antibody titers to E canis and E platys was 25.9% and 40.7% for the ill thrombocytopenic dogs and 20.3% and 54.2% for the healthy kennel dogs, respectively. All dogs with seropositivity to E canis had increased antibody titers of greater than or equal to 1:100 to E platys. Simultaneous examination of increased serum antibody titers (greater than or equal to 1:64) to four SFG rickettsiae indicate that Rickettsia rhipicephali and Rickettsia montana accounted for the majority of the antibodies detected in these dogs. Of 86 dogs tested, 44.2% were seronegative to E canis, E platys, and SFG rickettsiae. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 3146636 |
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