2010 Cilt 29 Sayı 2

Permanent URI for this collectionhttps://hdl.handle.net/11452/13939

Browse

Browsing by Subject "Ehrlichia canis"

Filter results by typing the first few letters
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Silent threat: subclinical canine monocytic ehrlichiosis in stray dogs in Turkey
    (Uludağ Üniversitesi, 2010-12-28) Davoust, Bernard; Marie, Jean-Lou; Casalı, Fanny; Parzy, Daniel; Cihan, Hüseyin; Temizel, E. Mutlu; Aytuğ, Nilüfer; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Veteriner Fakültesi.
    Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis has been recognized as an important world-wide canine infectious disease. Thrombocytopenia, leucopenia and normocytic, normochromic anemia are among the major laboratory findings. In this study, 160 stray dogs randomly selected to represent the stray dog population in Ayvalik, Burhaniye, Dikili, Edremit, Bergama region, were tested using IFA to detect antibodies against Ehrlichia canis. The development of methods of in vitro cultivation of E. canis led to the use of the IFA serologic test for detection and titration of anti-E. canis antibodies in dogs. One hundred and eleven of 160 dogs were found seropositive (69.4%) including 69.9% (65/93) of the males and 68.7% (46/67) of the females. There were no significant sex differences. All the dogs were clinically healthy. Thrombocytopenia (<200000 µl-1) was the most common hematological abnormality (p<0,001) (80 %). Total leukocyte counts of the seropositive dogs were lower than in seronegative dogs (p < 0.001), although none of the dogs were leukopenic except in two cases. The results of the present study highlight the importance of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis in Aegean region of Turkey and suggest the need for further impact studies.