Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ehrlichiosis infection rates and signs in pet dogs in eastern India
By Chakraborty, Ankita et al.·Published in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)·2024·Department of Veterinary Pathology, India·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Molecular Confirmation, Epidemiology, and Pathophysiology ofPrevalence in Eastern India.
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Plain-English summary
A group of pet dogs in Bhubaneswar, India, were tested for Ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne disease, and 56 out of 178 dogs were found to be infected. The dogs showed symptoms like fever, lethargy, diarrhea, and swelling in the hind legs. Most of the infected dogs had a history of tick infestations, and blood tests revealed issues like anemia and low platelet counts. Treatment details weren't specified, but the study highlights the importance of tick prevention and monitoring for symptoms in dogs, especially during warmer months.
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Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate pathological epidemiology and molecular confirmation ofamong pet dogs in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, a state in eastern India. A total of 178 dogs were screened for Ehrlichiosis based on history, clinical signs, blood, and buffy coat smear examination, resulting in only 56 dogs (31.46%) screening positive. The epidemiological study recorded a non-significant (≥ 0.05) increase in incidences among male dogs (68%), German Shepherds (25%), dogs more than 20 kg body weight (75%), in the summer months (55%), and dogs housed in pukka houses with exposure to the outside (59%). The majority of the infected dogs had a history of tick infestation (79%) at some point in their lives. Clinical signs showed non-typical manifestations like fever, lethargy, diarrhoea, epistaxis, hind limb edema, and corneal opacity. Haematological studies revealed anaemia and thrombocytopenia along with neutrophilia with relative lymphopenia and monocytosis. A decreasing trend was observed in the levels of total protein and albumin, with an increase in the levels of globulin, alanine aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, blood urea nitrogen, and creatinine. The ultrasonography studies revealed hepatosplenomegaly along with hyper-echogenicity in various organs. Proteinuria and haematuria were consistent, along with the presence of bile salts in the urine of affected dogs. Molecular confirmation from n-type PCR data using Ehrlichia-specific primers targeting the p28 gene (843 bp) was done, and the identified gene sequences submitted to NCBI databases have accession numbers OQ383671-OQ383674 and OP886674-OP886677. Ticks collected from dogs were identified morphologically through microscopy and scanning electron microscopy as.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39338994/