Guideline for veterinary practitioners on canine ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis in Europe

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Laia Solano-Gallego⁷  Shimon Harrus³  Barbara Kohn⁶  Agustín Estrada-Peña¹  Guadalupe Miró²  Xavier Roura⁵  Ángel Sainz⁴ 

[1] Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain;Department of Animal Health, Veterinary Clinic Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain;Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel;Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Clinic Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain;Hospital Clinic Veterinari, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany;Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animal, Facultat de Veterinaria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain

关键词: consensus;    Anaplasma platys;    Anaplasma phagocytophilum;    Ehrlichia canis;    canine anaplasmosis;    Canine ehrlichiosis;   

Others  :  1147198
DOI  :  10.1186/s13071-015-0649-0

 received in 2014-06-29, accepted in 2015-01-10,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Canine ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis are important tick-borne diseases with a worldwide distribution. Information has been continuously collected on these infections in Europe, and publications have increased in recent years. Prevalence rates are high for Ehrlichia and Anaplasma spp. infections in dogs from different European countries. The goal of this article was to provide a practical guideline for veterinary practitioners on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis in dogs from Europe. This guideline is intended to answer the most common questions on these diseases from a practical point of view.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Sainz et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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