Doxycycline treatment of asymptomatic dogs seropositive for Ehrlichia canis
West indian veterinary journal
; 9(2): 11-13, Dec. 2009.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
In Grenada, West Indies dogs are at frequent exposure to the rickettsial pathogen, Ehrlichia canis, as demonstrated by high seroprevalence rates. However, many of these seropositive dogs are clinically normal. In this study we identified clinically normal, E. canis seropositive dogs and assigned half to an antibiotic treatment group and half to a no treatment group. All dogs were evaluated for the presence of E. canis DNA by PCR on whole blood before, during and after treatment. Only one seropositive dog was also PCR+ before treatment. Our results suggest that most clinically normal, E. canis seropositive dogs in a highly endemic geographic area are not concurrently infected and thus routine treatment of clinically normal, seropositive dogs is not warranted.
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Main subject:
Serology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Grenada
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Ehrlichia canis
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Dogs
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Caribbean
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English Caribbean
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Grenada
Language:
English
Journal:
West indian veterinary journal
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/United States of America
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St. Georges University/Grenada