Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jul 1995)

EHRLICHIOSIS IN A DOG - A CASE REPORT

  • P.V. Tresamol,
  • P.G. Baby,
  • M.R. Saseendranath ,
  • K. Baby

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 2
pp. 125 – 126

Abstract

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Canine ehrlichiosis is a tick borne rickettsial disease of dogs and wild canidae caused by Ehrlichia canis, transmitted by the brown clog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Donation and Lestoquard, 1935). It is known to occur in different states of India ( Raghavachari and Reddy, 1958 Manohar and Ramakrishnan (1982).