Tick-Borne Disease in Dogs: A Global Perspective
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Ehrlichiosis Anaplasmosis
Lyme BorreliosisTick-Borne Disease in Dogs: A Global Perspective
Richard B. Ford, DVM, MS
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Emerging Vector-Borne
DiseasesEhrlichiosis
Anaplasmosis
Spotted Fever Group (RMSF)
Babesiosis
Lyme borreliosis
Hepatozoonosis
Feline Cytauxzoonosis
Bartonellosis (CSD)
Leishmaniasisp.2 -
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Advances in Diagnostic Testing
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Positive E.canis Antibody
Positive Control
Positive Heartworm Antigen
Introduced January 2000
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SNAP 4Dx Plus
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Anaplasma platys
Heartworm Ag
Ehrlichia canis
C6 Antibody (Lyme Disease)
IDEXXp.5 -
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Clinical Application
The “Wellness” Exam- Heartworm
- Ehrlichia +
- Lyme Disease
- AnaplasmaLaboratory Profile
CBC
Chemistry Profile
Platelet Countand/or
Physical
Examination
Findingsp.6 -
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The Clinical Presentation...
Lethargy-Fever-Anorexiap.7 -
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Platelet Counts: 120,000 to 150,000/cumm
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Immune-Mediated
Hemolytic Anemia-or-
Vaccine-Induced (?)-or-
Infectious-or-
Neoplasia-or-
Drug-associated80%
Agglutination in Anticoagulated Blood (EDTA)
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Hyperglobulinemia
Up to 75%
IgG Myeloma Ehrlichiosis
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Diagnostic Confirmation: Peripheral Blood
Morulae
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Acute Phase I
Fever, lymph node enlargement, thrombocytopenia, subtle clinical signsSubclinical Phase II
Resolution of any visible clinical signsChronic Phase III
Progressive illness, thrombocytopenia, spontaneous bleeding, anemia...and many more...including death.p.14 -
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Anaplasma & Ehrlichia Antibody PERSISTS… for months or years after Rx Doxycycline & recovery
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Treatment
- Doxycycline (1st choice): 5 mg/kg, PO, bid, at least 3 weeks
- Chloramphenicol (for puppies): 25-50 mg/kg, PO, tid for 10-14 days
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Canine Lyme Disease
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2013 Predicted Lyme Prevalenc
Very Low
Low
Moderate
High
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Ground-Feeding Passerines (aka, “songbirds”, robins)
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The Clinical Presentation...
Lameness-Lethargy-Fever-Anorexiap.20 -
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Erythema Migrans
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Canine Lyme Borreliosis
Diagnostic criteria have yet to be defined…- Acute-onset Lameness and/or myalgia.
- SNAP “+” for C6 antibody
- Response to doxycycline (within 3 days).
- SNAP “+” test result generally means infection.
- ~ 10%-20% of “+” cases have signs… when tested!
- <0.1% Lyme Nephropathy (uncommon….but often fatal)
- Doxycycline does not clear the infection.p.23
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