First Case of Anaplasma (Ehrlichia) platys Infection in a Dog in Turkey

Authors

BÜLENT ULUTAŞ
GÖKSEL BAYRAMLI
TÜLİN KARAGENÇ

DOI

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Abstract

A male pinscher dog weighing 4.2 kg with a history of intermittent fever, inappetence, weight loss, and weakness occurring periodically for 5 months showed Anaplasma (Ehrlichia) platys inclusions within the platelets of peripheral blood smears. The diagnosis was confirmed using a nested polymerase chain reaction. The dog was treated with doxycycline at a dose of 5 mg/kg twice daily for 21 days. This study is the first case of A. platys infection in Turkey.

Keywords

Anaplasma platys, inclusion, dog, Turkey

First Page

279

Last Page

282

Recommended Citation

ULUTAŞ, BÜLENT; BAYRAMLI, GÖKSEL; and KARAGENÇ, TÜLİN (2007) "First Case of Anaplasma (Ehrlichia) platys Infection in a Dog in Turkey," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 31: No. 4, Article 12. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol31/iss4/12