Ehrlichia canis in Chile; preliminary report

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Published: Dec 31, 1999
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4067/S0301-732X1999000200008
Keywords:
- Ehrlichia canis
- ehrlichiosis
- thrombocytopenia
- dog
- tick

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J. LÓPEZ
Clínica Veterinaria San Agustín, Santiago, Chile.
A. CASTILLO
Clínica Veterinaria San Agustín, Santiago, Chile.
M. MUÑOZ
Clínica Veterinaria San Agustín, Santiago, Chile.
S. HILDEBRANDT
Clínica Veterinaria San Agustín, Santiago, Chile.

Abstract

The first case of canine ehrlichiosis detected in Chile is described. It is caused by the rickettsia Ehrlichia canis and carried by the vektor Rhipicephalus sanguineus. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed in Germany using the Immunofluorescent Antibody Test (IFA).

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LÓPEZ, J., CASTILLO, A., MUÑOZ, M., & HILDEBRANDT, S. (1999). Ehrlichia canis in Chile; preliminary report. Archivos De Medicina Veterinaria, 31(2), 211–214. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0301-732X1999000200008
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Vol. 31 No. 2 (1999)
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COMUNICACIONES
Author Biographies

J. LÓPEZ, Clínica Veterinaria San Agustín, Santiago, Chile.

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A. CASTILLO, Clínica Veterinaria San Agustín, Santiago, Chile.

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M. MUÑOZ, Clínica Veterinaria San Agustín, Santiago, Chile.

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S. HILDEBRANDT, Clínica Veterinaria San Agustín, Santiago, Chile.

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Servicio Nacional de Pesca, Santiago, Chile.