Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Tick acquisition of Ehrlichia canis from dogs treated with doxycycline hyclate.
- Journal:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
- Year:
- 2007
- Authors:
- Schaefer, John J et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine · United States
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Doxycycline generally alleviates clinical monocytic ehrlichiosis, but its efficacy in the control of monocytotropic ehrlichial pathogens requires further investigation. In this study, Ehrlichia canis was detected in dogs treated with doxycycline for 14 days and in ticks fed on these dogs, suggesting that treated dogs can remain reservoirs for E. canis.
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