Objectives: To describe the clinical signs, laboratory results, therapy and course of disease in dogs with canine granulocytic anaplasmosis in which co-infections had been excluded. Methods: Medical records of dogs naturally infected with Anaplasma phagocytophilum were retrospectively evaluated...
Author(s)
Chirek, A.; Silaghi, C.; Pfister, K.; Kohn, B.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Small Animal Practice, 2018, 59, 2, pp 112-120
This review highlights the diagnostic methods used, the control strategies adopted, and the global epidemiological status of canine cyclic thrombocytopenia and granulocytic anaplasmosis at the animal-human interface. Canine anaplasmosis is an important worldwide disease, mainly caused by Anaplasma...
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Atif, F. A.; Saba Mehnaz; Qamar, M. F.; Taleeha Roheen; Sajid, M. S.; Syed Ehtisham-Ul-Haque; Muhammad Kashif; Said, M. B.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Veterinary Sciences, 2021, 8, 12,
A. phagocytophilum is an obligatory intracellular bacterium transmitted by various genera of Ixodes ticks. It infects neutrophils and is the causative agent of canine granulocytic anaplasmosis. The goals of the current retrospective studies were (1) to perform analysis of medical records of dogs...
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Freien Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Citation
Studien zu Anaplasma phagocytophilum beim Hund: Klinik der granulozytären Anaplasmose und Bedeutung für die Transfusionmedizin, 2018, pp 83 pp.
Canine granulocytic anaplasmosis (CGA) is an important tick-borne disease with worldwide distribution. The importance of this disease resides in the ability of Anaplasma phagocytophilum to infect humans and several animal species. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence rate of CGA in...
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Matei, I. A.; Ionică, A. M.; D'Amico, G.; Corduneanu, A.; Daskalaki, A. A.; Lefkaditis, M.; Mihalca, A. D.
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., New Rochelle, USA
Citation
Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2017, 17, 2, pp 147-151
Morulae are cytoplasmic inclusions found in granulocytes of mammals infected by Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Two dogs presented with acute anorexia and lethargy in 2018, and both exhibited fever and thrombocytopenia as clinicopathological findings. Hematological examination of blood smears revealed...
Author(s)
Fukui, Y.; Ohkawa, S.; Inokuma, H.
Publisher
Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Citation
Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research, 2019, 67, 3, pp 241-246
Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the causative agent of canine granulocytic anaplasmosis, is an obligatory intracellular bacterium transmitted by Ixodes ticks (in Central Europe mainly I. ricinus). Transmission via blood transfusion is also possible. In the Berlin/Brandenburg area the seroprevalence in...
Author(s)
Chirek, A.; Silaghi, C.; Pfister, K.; Kohn, B.
Publisher
Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG, Hannover, Germany
Citation
Praktische Tierarzt, 2019, 100, 5, pp 440-449
A pilot study was conducted to determine whether existing human or canine strains of Anaplasma phagocytophilum would reproduce clinical disease in experimentally inoculated dogs similar to dogs with naturally acquired granulocytic anaplasmosis. Six hounds were inoculated intravenously with one...
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Scorpio, D. G.; Dumler, J. S.; Barat, N. C.; Cook, J. A.; Barat, C. E.; Stillman, B. A.; DeBisceglie, K. C.; Beall, M. J.; Chandrashekar, R.
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., New Rochelle, USA
Citation
Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2011, 11, 3, pp 223-229
Background: Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the etiological agent of canine granulocytic anaplasmosis in dogs and causes human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA). Tick-borne anaplasmosis has been recognised as an emerging zoonotic health concern worldwide. The aim of the present study was to determine...
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Keyte, S.; Abdullah, S.; James, K.; Newbury, H.; Helps, C.; Tasker, S.; Wall, R.
Publisher
Wiley, Chichester, UK
Citation
Veterinary Record, 2021, 188, 8,
Anaplasmosis is a collective name for all tick-borne diseases caused by the bacteria of the Anaplasma genus. Anaplasmosis in domestic animals include granulocytic anaplasmosis in cats and dogs, anaplasmosis in horses, and tick-borne fever in ruminants caused by A. phagocytophilum, cyclic...
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Barić, L.; Turk, N.; Habuš, J.; Štritof, Z.; Milas, Z.; Perko, V. M.; Starešina, V.; Barbić, L.; Stevanović, V.; Perharić, M.; Martinković, K.; Hađina, S.
Publisher
Hrvatska Veterinarska Komora, Zagreb, Croatia
Citation
Hrvatski Veterinarski Vjesnik, 2019, 27, 1/2, pp 35-43
A 12-year-old dog with anorexia, lethargy, fever, and cough was referred to our hospital. Blood tests revealed a low platelet count and high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP). The detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum (A. phagocytophilum) DNA in the blood, the positive result for antibodies to A. ...
Author(s)
Fujii, Y.; Shoji, Y.; Kanda, T.; Kishida, A.; Asano, M.; Kishida, K.; Matsuura, S.; Hashimoto, A.; Otsuka, M.; Miyamoto, A.; Masatani, T.; Morikawa, M.; Shimoda, T.
Publisher
Japanese Society of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Tottori, Japan
Citation
Journal of Animal Clinical Medicine, 2019, 28, 3, pp 100-104