Ehrlichia

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Ehrlichia

[er′lik·ē·ə]

(microbiology)

A genus of the tribe Ehrlichieae; coccoid to ellipsoidal or pleomorphic cells; intracellular parasites in cytoplasm of host leukocytes.

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The ticks pass a pathogenic organism known as ehrlichia canis into the dog's bloodstream upon biting, which is responsible for the disease.

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Molecular characterization of Thai Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma platys strains detected in dogs.

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TM)] molecular detection test kits for canine Leptospira, Ehrlichia canis and Leishmania.

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Ehrlichia canis IgG IFA Kit, sufficient for 4000 determinations,

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Detection of plateletbound antibodies in beagle dogs after artificial infection with Ehrlichia canis.

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Western immunoblotting analysis of the antibody responses of patients with human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis to different strains of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia canis.

Tick-borne ehrlichiosis infection in human beings

Ehrlichiosis - a condition caused by the bacteria Ehrlichia canis, that invades blood cells.

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It is now better understood that if a person's blood count demonstrates a low white count and a low platelet count without a rash, the offending organism is the Ehrlichia canis rather than the organisms causing the other two tick-borne diseases.

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Harrus and Baneth developed the vaccine from a proprietary attenuated strain of Ehrlichia canis, the bacteria that causes CME.

Yissum Introduces a Pioneering Vaccine Against Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis, a Fatal Tick-Borne Disease in Dogs

Doxycycline clearance of experimentally induced chronic Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs.

Potentially novel Ehrlichia species in horses, Nicaragua

Answer: Unfortunately ehrlichiosis, or tick fever, as it is more commonly known, is prevalent throughout Bahrain and is caused by a tick-borne parasite called ehrlichia canis.

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The other three CVBDs tested for were also notably common, with Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia canis, and Borrelia burgdorferi infection levels of 18.