title: Canine ehrlichiosis in Connecticut.
abstract: The first case of canine ehrlichiosis in Connecticut is reported. A female Brittany spaniel from Milford presented with lethargy, anorexia, fever, petechiae, splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, anemia, elevated serum alkaline phosphatase, lymphopenia, and hypoalbuminemia. Serologic analysis revealed antibodies to Ehrlichia canis (titer, 1:2,560). This documents a more northern geographic distribution in the United States for this infectious agent than had previously been suspected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven 06504.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Magnarelli
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Litwin
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ristic
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D003237:Connecticut; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D004536:Ehrlichia; D005260:Female; D012288:Rickettsiaceae Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology