Canine ehrlichiosis in Connecticut.
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.
Magnarelli
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Department of Entomology, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven 06504.
Litwin
H J
HJ
Holland
C J
CJ
Anderson
J F
JF
Ristic
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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