Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis in Dogs and Cats

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1121-1140

  Little, Susan E ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine anaplasmosis; Canine ehrlichiosis; Feline anaplasmosis; Feline ehrlichiosis

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; ATROPINE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; DOXYCYCLINE; ENROFLOXACIN; FIPRONIL; IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDOCARB; PENICILLIN G; PERMETHRIN; PREDNISONE; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMA PLATYS; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BLOOD SMEAR; CANINE EHRLICHIOSIS; CAT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMACENTOR; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIA EWINGII; EHRLICHIOSIS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PET ANIMAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA; SEROLOGY; TICK; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSIS;

ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIOSIS; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 77957369092     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2010.07.004     Document Type: Review

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