Serological evidence of Ehrlichia canis in dogs in southern Italy.
A serological survey of antibodies to Ehrlichia canis was performed on 423 dogs. The indirect fluorescence antibody test was employed. For this purpose mouse-dog hybridoma cells infected with Ehrlichia canis were used. Eighty-five dogs were found positive. The study tested 25 dogs with clinical signs suggestive of a rickettsial infection. Twenty-three of them had antibodies to E. canis.
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Istituto di Malattie infettive e Parassitarie degli animali, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Bari, Italy.
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D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004536:Ehrlichia / Q000276:immunology*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique / Q000662:veterinary; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial