Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Can Mycoplasma haemocanis Pass From Pregnant Dog to Puppies
By Lashnits, Erin et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine·2019·College of Veterinary Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Evidence for vertical transmission of Mycoplasma haemocanis, but not Ehrlichia ewingii, in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old pregnant Beagle was found to have a blood infection caused by Mycoplasma haemocanis, which she passed to one of her five puppies after giving birth. While all puppies showed antibodies for another infection called Ehrlichia ewingii at one month old, they tested negative for it later on, indicating it wasn't passed to them. The findings suggest that Mycoplasma haemocanis can be transmitted from mother to puppy, but Ehrlichia ewingii does not seem to be passed this way. The puppies remained healthy throughout the follow-up period.
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Abstract
A 2-year-old female intact pregnant Beagle was evaluated after the owner surrendered her to a shelter. Prepartum and 2 months postpartum at the time of routine spay, the dam was whole-blood polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive for Ehrlichia ewingii. She was also whole-blood PCR positive for Mycoplasma haemocanis prepartum and continuously for 5 months thereafter. The dam delivered 5 healthy puppies, 1 of which was whole-blood PCR positive for M. haemocanis. All 5 puppies had antibodies against Ehrlichia spp. at 1 month of age but not thereafter, and all puppies were Ehrlichia spp. PCR negative for 5 months of follow-up. Therefore, this study supports a potential role for vertical transmission in the maintenance of M. haemocanis in dogs as reservoir hosts. In contrast, in this case there was no evidence that E. ewingii was transmitted transplacentally or during the perinatal period.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31127669/