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Tick Acquisition of Ehrlichia canis from Dogs Treated with Doxycycline Hyclate

Year: 2007

Type: article

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.

Source: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

DOI: 10.1128/aac.00358-07

Authors: John J. Schaefer, Glen R. Needham, William G. Bremer, Yasuko Rikihisa, S. A. Ewing, R. W. Stich

Institutions: The Ohio State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Missouri

Language: English

Topic: Vector-borne infectious diseases

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases